The Invention of Charlotte Bront: A New Life

ISBN: 163936935X

Author: Watson, Graham

Condition: New

A Washington Post Best Book of the YearA profoundly moving, ground-breaking biography that challenges the established narrative to reveal the Bront family as theyve never been seen before.Charlotte Bront had a life as seemingly dramatic as her heroine Jane Eyre. Turning her back on her tragic past, Charlotte reinvented herself as an acclaimed author, a mysterious celebrity, and a passionate lover. Doing so meant burning many bridges, but her sudden death left her friends and admirers with more questions than answers.Tasked with telling the truth about Bronts life, her friend, the novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, uncovered secrets of illicit love, family discord, and professional rivalries more incredible than any fiction. The result, a tell-all biography, was so scandalous it was banned and rewritten twice in six months-but not before it had given birth to the legend of the Bronts.The Invention of Charlotte Bront presents a different, darker take on one of the most famous women writers of the nineteenth century, showing Charlotte to be a strong but flawed individual. Through evaluating key events as well as introducing new archival material into the story, this lively biography challenges the established narrative to reveal the Bront family as theyve never been seen before.