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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780061648373
Edition: Original
ISBN: 006164837X
Label: Avon A
Manufacturer: Avon A
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: March 01, 2009
Publisher: Avon A
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Studio: Avon A
Features:- ISBN13: 9780061648373
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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"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 writingsâcreating 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 desiresâand 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 himâor 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.
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My first response upon finishing The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte was "Wow!" I thought this was a wonderful novel that fleshes out the life story of Charlotte Bronte in a realistic and fascinating way.
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte is written from the first person narrative of Charlotte Bronte as she relates the events of her life to her diary. The diary starts with a proposal of marriage to Charlotte which has thrown her household into an uproar. As Charlotte states, ... Read More
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Anyone who has studied Charlotte Bronte, as I have, will be appalled by what Syrie James has done to her here. Thank God this isn't "The Secret Diaries of Emily Bronte," or the ghost of Emily Bronte would likely rise from the grave and do great harm to James. Charlotte was a bit less averse to the idea of being "outed" when it came time to reveal her identity to society, but that doesn't mean she was ready to expose her innermost thoughts.
Charlotte Bronte did not leave behind a secret ... Read More
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I find it unfortunate that certain fictional memoirs choose to call themselves diaries. Just as one can't quite visualize Jane Austen's Fitzwilliam Darcy scribbling his growing attraction to Elizabeth Bennet into the pages of a diary like a twelve year-old girl ("Mr. Darcy's Diary"), neither can one imagine Charlotte Bronte doing the same for her entire life's story - including a few PG-13 rated details of her wedding night.
But faulty title issues aside, "The Secret Diaries of Charlotte ... Read More
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I absolutely loved this book! Syrie James manages to capture the Bronte sisters in a beautiful and delightful way. I learned so much about each of them and her family. We also learn where she got all her ideas from for her novels. This has opened up Jane Eyre to me and Wuthering Heights more than I ever thought possible. I have never been a big fan of Wuthering Heights, but I got some insight into Emily Bronte in this novel about her motivations for writing this.
Charlotte Bronte's life had ... Read More
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If you love "Jane Eyre" you've probably wondered what inspired Charlotte Bronte to write such an amazing novel. Like Jane Austen, at the time she wrote her classic novel, Bronte was unmarried. So how could she have written a novel with the kind of longing and desire that Jane Eyre had for her Mr. Rochester? Wouldn't it be great if Charlotte Bronte had really left a diary so we could know more about her life and inner thoughts? It is well-known that Charlotte was in love for a long time with one of her married ... Read More
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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780061648373
Edition: Original
ISBN: 006164837X
Label: Avon A
Manufacturer: Avon A
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: March 01, 2009
Publisher: Avon A
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Studio: Avon A