A girl walks into a book : what the Brontës taught me about life, love, and women's work

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Label

A girl walks into a book : what the Brontës taught me about life, love, and women's work

Title remainder

what the Brontës taught me about life, love, and women's work

Statement of responsibility

Miranda K. Pennington

Creator

• Pennington, Miranda K.,

Author

• Pennington, Miranda K.,

Subject

• Literary landmarks -- England | Yorkshire
• Autobiographies
• Brontë family
• Pennington, Miranda K -- Books and reading
• Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 -- Influence
• Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849 -- Influence
• Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848 -- Influence

Genre

• Autobiographies

Language

eng

Summary

How many times have you heard readers argue about which is better, Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights? The works of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne continue to provoke passionate fandom over a century after their deaths. Brontë enthusiasts, as well as those of us who never made it further than those oft-cited classics, will devour Miranda Pennington's literary memoir. Pennington, today a writer and teacher in New York, was a precocious reader. Her father gave her Jane Eyre at the age of 10, sparking what would become a lifelong devotion and multiple re-readings. She began to delve into the work and lives of the Brontës, finding that the sisters were at times her lifeline, her sounding board, even her closest friends. In this memoir, Pennington traces the development of the Brontës as women, as sisters, and as writers, as she recounts her own struggles to fit in as a bookish, introverted, bisexual woman. In the Brontës and their characters, Pennington finally finds the heroines she needs, and she becomes obsessed with their wisdom, courage, and fearlessness. Her obsession makes for an entirely absorbing and unique read

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 814/.6
• B

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

PS3616.E5568

LC item number

Z46 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography