The Madwoman Upstairs : A Novel of the Last Brontë (Paperback)

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I love Charlotte Bronte's novels, have a soft spot for the rest of the Bronte family, and so it's likely no surprise that I loved this book! At times, this novel feels like a Bronte-themed literature course disguised as a page-turner. I found myself drawn into this book, forgetting about the numb...

from LMJenkins

Thank you to Touchstone Book and Edelweiss for granting me access to this Advance Review Copy of "The Madwoman Upstairs."Could I be the only person reading about the Brontë's last (fictional) descendant to have never read a book by any Brontë? I'll never know, but I suspect it is possible.I devou...

from Berly

[The Madwoman Upstairs] by Catherine Lowell 3.75 The last descendant of the the famous Brontë family is hounded by the press, who think that there is a vast hidden treasure trove of artifacts and manuscripts that Samantha Whipple is hiding from the world. Samantha wants to be left alone to pursue...

from jjaylynny

I wanted to love this book. Brontes, book mysteries, insane women in attics-- what's not delicious about that? But it was less than I wanted, and even when it gave me what I wanted-- theories about Charlotte stealing Anne's stories and certifiably loony Anne--- it was not satisfying. Pity. I AM i...

from michigantrumpet

Samantha Whipple is decidedly NOT your average American undergrad come to study literature in the hallowed halls of Oxford University. She would like to be. She settles without complaint into a creepy dorm room in a gothic tower. She tries not to be distracted in her coursework with the dishy Pro...