Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The Bront siblings find escape from their constrained lives via their rich imaginations. The glittering world of Verdopolis and the romantic and melancholy world of Gondal literally come to life under their pens, offering the sort of romance and intrigue missing from their isolated parsonage home. But at what price? As Branwell begins to slip into madness and the sisters feel their real lives slipping away, they must weigh the cost of their powerful imaginations, even as the characters they have created-the brooding Rogue and dashing Duke of Zamorna-refuse to let them go.
Gorgeously written and based on the Bronts' juvenilia, Worlds of Ink and Shadow brings to life one of history's most celebrated literary families in a thrilling, suspenseful fantasy.
Gorgeously written and based on the Bronts' juvenilia, Worlds of Ink and Shadow brings to life one of history's most celebrated literary families in a thrilling, suspenseful fantasy.
Autorentext
Lena Coakley is the author of Witchlanders, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. She concentrated in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and now lives in Toronto. To learn more about Coakley, visit lenacoakley.com.
Klappentext
Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The Brontë siblings find escape from their constrained lives via their rich imaginations. The glittering world of Verdopolis and the romantic and melancholy world of Gondal literally come to life under their pens, offering the sort of romance and intrigue missing from their isolated parsonage home. But at what price? As Branwell begins to slip into madness and the sisters feel their real lives slipping away, they must weigh the cost of their powerful imaginations, even as the characters they have created-the brooding Rogue and dashing Duke of Zamorna-refuse to let them go.
Gorgeously written and based on the Brontës' juvenilia, Worlds of Ink and Shadow brings to life one of history's most celebrated literary families in a thrilling, suspenseful fantasy.
Gorgeously written and based on the Brontës' juvenilia, Worlds of Ink and Shadow brings to life one of history's most celebrated literary families in a thrilling, suspenseful fantasy.
Titel
Worlds of Ink and Shadow
Untertitel
A Novel of the Bronts
Autor
EAN
9781613126301
ISBN
978-1-61312-630-1
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
05.01.2016
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
7.5 MB
Anzahl Seiten
352
Jahr
2016
Untertitel
Englisch
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