The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte

I have written about the joys of love. I have in my secret heart longdreamt of an intimate connection with a man every Jane I believe deservesher Rochester. Th... » 

I have written about the joys of love. I have in my secret heart longdreamt of an intimate connection with a man every Jane I believe deservesher Rochester. Though poor plain and unconnected Charlotte Brontepossesses a deeply passionate side which she reveals only in her writingscreating Jane Eyre and other novels that stand among literatures mostbeloved works. Living a secluded life in the wilds of Yorkshire with hersisters Emily and Anne their drugaddicted brother and an eccentric fatherwho is going blind Charlotte Bronte dreams of a real love story as fiery asthe ones she creates. But it is in the pages of her diary where Charlotteexposes her deepest feelings and desiresand the truth about her life itstriumphs and shattering disappointments her family the inspiration behind herwork her scandalous secret passion for the man she can never have . . . andher intense dramatic relationship with the man she comes to love theenigmatic Arthur Bell Nicholls. Who is this man who has dared to ask formy hand? Why is my father so dead set against him? Why are half the residentsof Haworth determined to lynch himor shoot him? From Syrie James theacclaimed bestselling author of The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen comes apowerfully compelling intensely researched literary feat that blendshistorical fact and fiction to explore the passionate heart and unquiet soul ofCharlotte Bronte. It is Charlottes story just as she might have written itherself. «