This was the story of Charlotte Bronte who lost all of
her siblings to "consumption" although I suspect that her brother may have weakened himself with his licentious
behavior.

They were all extremely creative. Emily wrote Wuthering
Heights and Charlotte's most famous novel was Jane Eyre.
She wrote Jane Eyre which was condemmed because of the
stregth of the passion between Jane and Rochester.

The girls are described as being plain and their brother
as being handsome. They wrote under a psuedoname because
of the difficulty of getting a woman authors book published.

Although Charlotte was plain, she was the only member of
the family to marry. She married her father's curate and
died during her pregnancy.

Most of us know all of the above but the book was so
interesting that it was hard to put down. Charlotte's
books brought much needed money to the household. I have
seen Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre dramatized in movies
and they were so powerful and haunting. It would be hard
to say which one was the best. I read Wuthering Heights
recently and had forgotten how horrid Heathcliff really was.
Strong fare for Victorian times.



I loved this book because it wove the facts into a fascinating story. I highly reccomend it.

Adrienne spent the night with us last night. I had to get up early to take her to school. We love having her. I am
on the last season of Boston Legal. I will be bereft when
we get to the final episode.