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AlbakiReads Editorial A fictional diary portrait of Charlotte Brontë
A fictional diary portrait of Charlotte Brontë
Syrie James imagines Charlotte Brontë’s private life through a diary framework, blending historical figures and circumstances with invented inner testimony. Set within the Brontë family’s secluded Yorkshire household, the novel brings together Charlotte’s work on her fiction, the pressures of family life, her father’s declining sight, and her relationships with Emily, Anne, and brother Branwell. The narrative also centers on desires and attachments kept out of public view, including a secret passion and Charlotte’s developing connection with Arthur Bell Nicholls. By presenting a novelist famous for creating Jane Eyre as the voice of her own intimate record, the book explores the overlap between lived experience, imagination, and authorship.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Fans of Brontë-inspired historical fiction
- Readers interested in fictionalized literary biographies
- Those who enjoy diary-structured stories about writers and family life
Themes
Charlotte Brontë and literary lifeFamily bonds and strainLove and secrecyHistorical fact and inventionCreativity and personal experience
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Book Overview "I have written about the joys of love. I have, in my secret heart, long dreamt of an intimate connection with a man; every Jane, I belie...
"I have written about the joys of love. I have, in my secret heart, long dreamt of an intimate connection with a man; every Jane, I believe, deserves her Rochester."
Though poor, plain, and unconnected, Charlotte Bronte possesses a deeply passionate side which she reveals only in her writings--creating Jane Eyre and other novels that stand among literature's most beloved works. Living a secluded life in the wilds of Yorkshire with her sisters Emily and Anne, their drug-addicted brother, and an eccentric father who is going blind, Charlotte Bronte dreams of a real love story as fiery as the ones she creates.
But it is in the pages of her diary where Charlotte exposes her deepest feelings and desires--and the truth about her life, its triumphs and shattering disappointments, her family, the inspiration behind her work, her scandalous secret passion for the man she can never have . . . and her intense, dramatic relationship with the man she comes to love, the enigmatic Arthur Bell Nicholls.
"Who is this man who has dared to ask for my hand? Why is my father so dead set against him? Why are half the residents of Haworth determined to lynch him--or shoot him?"
From Syrie James, the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, comes a powerfully compelling, intensely researched literary feat that blends historical fact and fiction to explore the passionate heart and unquiet soul of Charlotte Bronte. It is Charlotte's story, just as she might have written it herself.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 454 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS | ISBN: 006164837X
FormatPaperback
Pages454
LanguageEnglish
ISBN006164837X
EAN9780061648373
PublisherHARPERCOLLINS
Publication Date2009-07-01
EditionIllustrated
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.9 Pounds
Length7.88 Inches
Width5.5 Inches
Height0.9 Inches
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