The Madwoman Upstairs: A Novel

The Madwoman Upstairs: A Novel

In Catherine Lowellâ€™s smart and original debut novelâ€”hailed by Deborah Harkness as a â€œcharming and memorable readâ€â€”the last remaining descendant of the BrontÃ« family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt, using only the clues her eccentric father left behind, and the BrontÃ«sâ€™ own novels.

Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her fatherâ€™s untimely death, she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries, paintings, letters, and early novel drafts passed down from the BrontÃ« familyâ€”a hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside of the family, but endlessly speculated about by BrontÃ« scholars and fanatics. Samantha, however, has never seen this alleged estate and for all she knows, itâ€™s just as fictional as Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights.

But everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long lost objects from her past begin rematerializing in her life, beginning with an old novel annotated in her fatherâ€™s handwriting. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor, Samantha plunges into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy, one that can only be solved by repurposing the tools of literature and decoding the clues hidden within the BrontÃ«sâ€™ own novels.

A fast-paced adventure from start to finish for readers who devoured The Weird Sisters and Special Topics in Calamity Physics, The Madwoman Upstairs is a moving exploration of what happens when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction.
Country USA
Brand Touchstone
Manufacturer Touchstone
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-03-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501124211

Country	USA
Brand	Touchstone
Manufacturer	Touchstone
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2016-03-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501124211

The Madwoman Upstairs: A Novel

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