The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

THE MILL ON THE FLOSS details the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, a brother and sister growing up on the fictional river Floss near the village of St. Oggs, after the Napoleonic Wars. Spanning the years from Tom and Maggie’s childhood up until their deaths, the book is loosely autobiographical and reflects the disgrace that the author herself faced while in a relationship with a married man.