The novel not only resolves the riddle of craziness of the Creole girl from West Indies, but also reflects the crisis of identity of the author as a Creole woman writer.

• 小说的独特之处不仅在于解开了《简·爱》中那个来自西印度群岛的克里奥耳女子的疯狂之谜,而且折射出身为克里奥耳女作家的里斯本人的身份危机感。