A powerful and dramatic tragedy about the struggle between head and heart. Maggie and Tom Tulliver are both willful, passionate children, and their relationship has always been tempestuous. As they grow up together on the banks of the River Floss, Toms self-righteous stubbornness and Maggies emotional intensity increasingly bring them into conflict, particularly when Maggies beauty sparks some ill-fated attachments. George Eliots story of a brother and sister bound together by their errors and affections is told with tenderness, energy and a profound understanding of human nature.