The Madwoman Upstairs: A Novel of the Last Brontë

The Madwoman Upstairs: A Novel of the Last Brontë

In Catherine Lowellâ€™s smart and original debut novelâ€”â€œan enjoyable academic romp that successfully combines romance and intrigueâ€ (Publishers Weekly)â€”the only remaining descendant of the BrontÃ« family embarks on a modern-day literary treasure hunt to find the familyâ€™s long-rumored secret estate, using only the clues her father left behind and the BrontÃ«sâ€™ own novels.

Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her eccentric 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 the 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 decoding the clues hidden within the BrontÃ«sâ€™ own works.

A fast-paced adventure from start to finish, The Madwoman Upstairs is a smart and original novel and a moving exploration of what happens when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction.
Country USA
Brand Touchstone
Manufacturer Touchstone
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781501126307
ReleaseDate 2016-11-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501126307

Country	USA
Brand	Touchstone
Manufacturer	Touchstone
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781501126307
ReleaseDate	2016-11-22
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501126307

The Madwoman Upstairs: A Novel of the Last Brontë

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