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In this astonishing novel, a brilliant mélange of fact and fiction, Juliet Gael skillfully and stylishly captures the passions, hopes, dreams, and sorrows of literature’s most famous sisters—and imagines how love dramatically and most unexpectedly found Charlotte Brontë. During the two years... read more
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Characters edit
- Charlotte Brontë: Protagonist and oldest surviving Brontë daughter
- Emily Brontë: Middle sister of the surviving Brontë daughters.
- Anne Brontë: aka Acton Bell and the youngest Bronte sister.
- Patrick Branwell Brontë: Brother, and only Brontë son.
- Patrick Brontë: Father
- Arthur Bell Nicholls: Patrick Bronte's newest curate.
- Martha: Maid to the Brontës
- George Smith: Publisher
- Ellen Nussey: Friend of the Brontë sisters
- Sutcliffe Sowden: Friend of Arthur Nicholls
- Mary Anna Nicholls: Younger cousin of Arthur Nicholls
- John Brown: Tombstone carver, worker, and supporter of the Brontë family.
- William Makepeace Thackeray: An English novelist in the 18th century, popular for his satirical works, and a literary acquaintance of Charlotte Bronte's.
- Joseph Grant: Add a description of this character.
- Leyland
- Mary Taylor: Friend of Charlotte Brontë, living in New Zealand
- Constantin Heger: Charlotte's tutor in Brussels
Quotes edit
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“"I don't need mirrors, Nell. I see myself reflected in the eyes of others."”
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Surely there was justification for ambition when all the men in your life let you down.
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“would that it were so easy to remove sin from the heart as it is to remove a hardening of the eye. With a sharp scalpel and a little burning, and several weeks in confined penitence, we see clearly again—no sin hardening the heart, nothing to cloud the light of Christ.”
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Series & Lists edit
This book is in Rainy Day Books (Staff Picks for 2010). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Juliet Gael (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 0345520041
Page Count: 416
Publisher: Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 0345520041
Page Count: 416
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- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Romancing Miss Brontë: Official book web site
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