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A new book looks into the dynamics of the Bronte siblings, write its author CATHERINE RAYNER This book is a response to many years of study into the lives and works of the Bronte family.
But, despite enjoying celebrity status in old age - journalists visited her to interview the last living person to know the Bronte sisters - she ended up in Bradford Workhouse after her husband died.
Brontë fans Ann Dinsdale and Sharon Wright have set out to change perceptions of the famous literary family in a new book that focuses on the places they lived in and visited. John Blow reports.
In the quintessential book about sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March live with their mother in Massachusetts during the Civil War, while their father serves as a chaplain in the Union Army.
All six Mitford sisters contributed—unwittingly—to this book, which is a collection of the sharp, affectionate, funny, and revealing letters sent among them during their lifetimes.
The Book Club: A Read with Jenna title, and a Bronte novel (no, not that Bronte) “The Names,” by Florence Knapp, is an exploration of the road taken, rather than the road not taken ...
7 Best Books About the Mitford Sisters to Read If You Love Outrageous Is it any wonder the family's aristocratic antics have spawned so many fantastic books? By The Editors Published: Jun 25, 2025 ...
Bronte sisters. Credit: Tea and Ink Society Combining original songs, a harp, humour, and what they call “a kicking bonnet,” the show explores what the Brontës might make of modern life: ...
Why Emily Brontë and Taylor Swift are linked in author Karen Powell’s mind The novelist, whose latest novel imagines Brontë's life, says the book was written as she listened almost exclusively ...
But these aren’t the only historical fiction books about sisters—there are countless novels about sisters navigating everything from war to love, loss and more.