Wide Sargasso Sea. Jean Rhys. 2000.

Born into an oppressive colonialist society, Creole heiress Antoinette Conway meets a young g Englishman who is drawn to her innocent sensuality and beauty. After their marriage, disturbing rumours begin to circulate, poisoning her husband  against her. Caught between his demands and her own precarious sense of belonging, Antoinette is driven towards madness.