![]() ![]() There’s a sequel covering the final years of Charlotte’s life, but I haven’t read that one yet.ħ. Dark Quartet by Lynne Reid Banks – Another fictional biography of Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell, published in the 1970s. The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell – A contemporary novel about a young American woman who is the last living descendant of the Brontë family and finds herself searching for the lost Brontë literary estate.Ħ. ![]() An interesting idea, but the anachronistic language ruined this book for me!ĥ. This novel imagines what may have happened to him during that time. Ill Will by Michael Stewart – In the middle of Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff disappears for three years. Sanctuary by Robert Edric – A fictional account of the life of Branwell Brontë, a young man who starts out with so much potential only to find himself living in the shadow of his sisters.Ĥ. ![]() Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys – This is probably one of the best-known Brontë-inspired novels, giving a voice to Mr Rochester’s wife Bertha, and has become a modern classic in its own right.ģ. The Taste of Sorrow by Jude Morgan – My favourite of the ten books listed here, this is a beautifully written fictional biography of Charlotte, Emily and Anne with strong characterisation bringing all three sisters to life.Ģ. ![]()
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