Charlotte and Emily: A Novel of the Brontës

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Charlotte and Emily: A Novel of the Brontës

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Also known as The Taste of Sorrow.

From an obscure country parsonage came the most extraordinary family of the nineteenth century. The Brontë sisters created a world in which we still live - the intense, passionate world of JANE EYRE and WUTHERING HEIGHTS; and the phenomenon of this strange explosion of genius remains as baffling now as it was to their Victorian contemporar...more

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Published April 27th 2010 by St. Martin's Griffin (first published January 1st 2009)

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Mar 02, 2012 Lila Gillard rated it 5 of 5 stars

Simply put...the best book I've read in recent history. In my top 10 of all time. Jude Morgan is a stunning writer at the best of times and no better than when paying homage to the literary geniuses of English 19th century (Passion was also superb). By the end I felt utterly wrung out of every emotion, satisfied and totally heart-broken. I feel like I've just stepped out of the Bronte Parsonage and have to readjust to the light.

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Mar 19, 2013 Dolors rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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In this novel Mr.Morgan does it again, he achieves sublime precision to what the Brontë sisters' lives might have been, mastering the art of combining fiction with reality. The result: this achingly real tale of sorrow.
Although not a biographical work, it's incredibly easy to believe his version of the facts. Fiction? Maybe. I think some events described must have been invented, but still, Morgan shows his deep understanding of the time, the place and the people which crossed the path of these t...more In this novel Mr.Morgan does it again, he achieves sublime precision to what the Brontë sisters' lives might have been, mastering the art of combining fiction with reality. The result: this achingly real tale of sorrow.
Although not a biographical work, it's incredibly easy to believe his version of the facts. Fiction? Maybe. I think some events described must have been invented, but still, Morgan shows his deep understanding of the time, the place and the people which crossed the path of these three unconventional sisters, making the story astonishingly believable.
The book begins with the death of Maria Branwell, mother of the Brontë children, who leaves her severe husband, Patrick Brontë, with 5 girls and an only boy to rise. At first, the story focuses on the surroundings of the famous girls: Charlotte, Emily and Anne, especially in their horrible experience in Cowan Bridge boarding school, where their elder sisters get mortally sick.
After they leave the school for good, we observe little by little the way their strikingly different characters start to develop, even more when their paths are separated by their own experiences working as governesses or teachers.
It's through effort and patience that the sisters manage adulthood, always sacrificing their only passion, writing, for the greater good; which is always in advantage of their brother, Branwell. A man who lives embittered by envy and a coward to face his flaws, he drags all his family down with him.
What I most enjoyed about this book is the possibility it brings to understand what kind of lives lead the Brontë sisters to become what they were and to write the way they did.
Charlotte, the eldest sister, always carrying her responsibility, serious, sharp minded, afraid of showing her thoughts, but daring when she needs to. I was proud of her when she confronts her father about her need to write, although she is dismissed like a kid.
Emily, unearthly, almost inhuman. She needs nothing, she lives through her imaginary worlds, although she understands everything that goes around her and she is the one to give the good advice without expecting gratitude back. She doesn't have expectations, she only needs the moors and quietness to write to feel complete.
Anne, dear, sweet Anne. The little sister, the one left aside, but the one who bears the burdens, the one who sacrifices without complain, the one who makes them a whole being, who keeps them together.
Oh, and the bliss of reading about their creative process, how they come up with the poems with the pseudonym masculine names, how Charlotte finds in her real experiences the Jane Eyre she has been nurturing all along inside her, how she gets inspiration in her apparent dull life. Their father, their brother, the curates...everybody is captured in essence in some of their books.
I was awkwardly moved until the last page, sublime description of the last years of the sisters, magnificent description of Charlotte's feelings. A lesson to be learnt.
Having visited Haworth Parsonage a year ago, and after reading this book, I feel as if the Brontë sisters have become alive, I believe I get the picture, and I understand it. These poor and smart sisters, pitiful and unsocial creatures who seemed to have been born only to suffer, they made their dreams come true, they left their footprint in English Literature.
I only wish they could know what their books have become to lots of us, like me, so that their short lives wouldn't seem wasted.
I have to thank Mr. Morgan for this new feeling, the urge to talk to the authors, Charlotte, Emiliy and Anne, not to the characters, Jane, Cathy or Mrs Graham.
This is his achievement after all.
Will be reading anything written by him!(less)

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Apr 15, 2010 Fionnuala rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jude Morgan is an intensely expressive writer, the Brontës are underserved by fiction, and yet... I never really believed this novel was about them. Morgan's writing style is too purple prosey for the stark Brontës, and he seemed to flit from one character to another just as, I felt, we were on the edge of real revelation. The best portrayal is that of Emily, blunt and disengaged - she is genuinely funny as a creation, but Morgan never gets behind her oddness, which surely should be the point of...more

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Jun 29, 2011 Desiree rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I really enjoyed this look into the lives of the Brontë family, and the influences of the classic novels Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, and Jane Eyre. I selected this book because of the subject matter, rather than for some light summer reading. The lives of the Brontë sisters could be interpreted as quite depressing, if you are unfamiliar with their lives and classic writings.

The way Jude Morgan wrote the book seemed like poetry at times, other more as one would expect a novel. My only points...more

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Apr 26, 2010 Jennifer (JC-S) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

‘The page is where you should live, not die.’

In this wonderful novel, Jude Morgan writes about the lives of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë. Charlotte, Emily and Anne are no strangers to sorrow: the book opens with the death of their mother and during the course of it they experienced the loss of two sisters, their aunt and then their brother.

‘That is the taste of sorrow: the hard necessary pebble in your mouth.’

As small children, the sisters and their brother Branwell, are able to escape into...more

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Jul 02, 2011 Kate Dana rated it 3 of 5 stars

The historical facts about the lives of the Brontës to tell a fictional story were great. The story of the Brontës is an extremely sad one. First, their Mother dies leaving behind five daughters and a son with a staunchly religious Father. The two eldest daughters, Elizabeth and Maria die of consumption after being away at what was supposed to be a school of opportunities for poorer children. They were sixteen or seventeen upon their deaths.

Later on Branwell, the only son, dies of a combination...more

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Jul 25, 2010 Mlg rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jun 12, 2010 Teresa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Confession time again - I can't claim to have read everything written by the Brontes but I will admit to having a special place in my heart for this Yorkshire family. "Jane Eyre" is my all time favourite novel and a couple of years ago I had the honour of visiting Haworth Parsonage, staying a couple of nights in the village and supping a few beers (no laudanum though!). One might labour under the misapprehension that it's an easy thing to do - to captivate readers with such fascinating subject m...more Confession time again - I can't claim to have read everything written by the Brontes but I will admit to having a special place in my heart for this Yorkshire family. "Jane Eyre" is my all time favourite novel and a couple of years ago I had the honour of visiting Haworth Parsonage, staying a couple of nights in the village and supping a few beers (no laudanum though!). One might labour under the misapprehension that it's an easy thing to do - to captivate readers with such fascinating subject matter - but I can't think of a more daunting task for an author to take on than to revitalise a story which is so well known without taking liberties!

Well, I'm very pleased to report that Mr Morgan has done a splendid job. I do think it helps to have some pre-existing knowledge of the Brontes in order to fully embrace this fictionalised account of their lives. So how does the author breathe life into this tale? Firstly, I think the use of the present tense is an excellent tool as it succeeds in immediately drawing us into the claustraphobic corners of the parsonage and the intellectual intensity of the sisters. Admittedly the style takes a bit of effort on the reader's part at first as it's in the third person and it does tend to flit about a lot between the siblings - something which, I feel, complements the darting, birdlike movement of their creativity and imagination and heightens the drama of their story.

The novel opens with the death of their mother and concludes as Charlotte embarks on a new life, married to Reverend Nicholls. There are those who would have preferred the story to continue to include Charlotte's death one year later but I actually found it quite refreshing for it to end on a note of optimism. Other books about the Brontes have focussed on Charlotte but I found this novel gives us more insight into Emily and Anne and even Maria and Elizabeth who are so often overlooked. Personally, I find absolutely no redeeming qualities in Branwell who was a selfish boor with no consideration for his siblings but Mr Morgan is slightly more gentle in his portrayal of the only son who is always misunderstood.

The cloistered ambiance of the parsonage, the wildness of the moors and the social isolation of these three exceptionally talented women is evident throughout the novel. I firmly believe that it takes a very talented writer to tell a well worn story and still manage to move the reader emotionally without resorting to mawkishness. Even if you never have the opportunity to visit Haworth, reading this novel will make you feel like you're actually there. You will feel the despair and deprivation of Cowan Bridge as well as the heartache of Charlotte in Brussels and have a much clearer perception of how life events influenced the Brontes' novels. Yes, it's an intense read but well worth the effort!

PS. I would also highly recommend Lynne Reid Banks' excellent fictionalised accounts of the Brontes - "Dark Quartet" and "Path to the Silent Country" although I fear that they might be out of print (second hand anyone?).
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Sep 02, 2012 Lynne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Enjoyable, if dense, recreation of the Brontes' lives, trials and tribulations. Morgan is apparently a product of UEA's MA in CW and have to say, it shows. Beautifully crafted, though the taught element is never far away.Perhaps it's because I've just finished my own CW MA it's all that bit more obvious, but I found it hard to escape the fact that although much of this is admirable, it seemed evident how muc of the style had been learnt and how many techniques were from a CW MA.
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May 17, 2013 Helen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A fictional retelling of the lives of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, beginning with their childhoods and ending just after Charlotte's wedding. However, it does not focus solely on the girls, and also looks at Branwell's demons and his decent from favoured son and heir, through drug addiction, debt and disappointment in love, to an early death.

The life of the Brontes was a difficult one - and not just because of the fact that life in the 19th century was challenging on so many fronts. The fam...more

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Nov 20, 2012 Diane rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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If you love the 19th century and the Brontës especially, you'll enjoy this book. It delves deep into the lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, depicting the cold desolation of their home of Haworth and the hostile moors that surrounded it (and yet served as such an inspiration and, indeed, a necessary soil for Emily). Sensations are rife in this novel, but the plot is thin, leading from one glimpse of daily life to another, resulting in behind-the-scenes biography. That said, a love of this perio...more

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Oct 19, 2010 Asma rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

At a young age, the Bronte children discover the shocking impact of sober adulthood. As a balance, the siblings retreat to a the world of words, one that sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne return to when their professions, their expectations of their brother Branwell, and their endurance, fails them. The story of how the most celebrated sisters in literature gathered their dark stories throughout their life.

No words can explain how overwhelmed I was after reading this. Even though I've read some...more

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May 31, 2011 Joy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anglophiles and fans of the Brontes.

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This was a great book, I really enjoyed it. I found myself looking up the Bronte's on line to read even more about them. The novel begins with the death of Mrs. Bronte and ends with Charlotte's marriage. In many ways the book is very sad since all six of the Bronte children are alive at the beginning of the book and only Charlotte is still alive at the end of the book. Yet even with the knowledge of what happens to all of the Bronte's, Morgan brings their personalities to life again and makes th...more

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Aug 22, 2010 Jeannine rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: readers who love the Brontes and Victorian Era novels

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. DATE READ: July 2010

PUB. DATE: April 2010

GENRE: Historical Fiction/Fictionalized biography

PLOT SUMMARY: Follows the lives of the Bronte children from a young age to death and focuses particularly on their creative lives and work as governesses/teachers.

APPEAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Character is the strongest appeal of this book as the characters of the Brontes, particularly Charlotte, are well drawn and a lot of time is spent with their inner thoughts. The cast of characters is fairly large as signifi...more

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Aug 02, 2010 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

There is something about this book that is intriguing. It pulls you in and breaks your heart. However, there is something not quite right with the pacing of the narrative. The author draws on some biographical information, but most of the book is a fictional narrative, so don't read this expecting non-fiction.

First, the characters. The author is mainly interested in Charlotte. Indeed, the book could have just been called 'Charlotte' because the amount of time devoted to Charlotte verses the othe...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Robert Blumenthal rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have just recently been introduced to Jude Morgan (I don't remember how or where), and boy am I glad I was. This is the second novel of hers that I have read, the first being a delightful "Jane Austen"-esque romp. This one was purely biographical fiction, detailing the lives of the three Bronte sisters and how they came to write the masterpieces that they did. Charlotte, the oldest, was the practical, though troubled, leader of the pack. Emily was the somber loner, and Anne was the bright and...more

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Jan 21, 2012 Patricia O'Sullivan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

“It was as if silence were nakedness, and every moment must, for decency’s sake, be verbally clothed.”

The Brontё family lives on the windy moors of Yorkshire, but despite their numbers, six children, they are brought up in a kind of sacred silence that suits their father’s nerves and sense of propriety. Their mother dies young and the older daughters are sent away to school so that quietude might be preserved. But then the older daughters also die and the four remaining children, three girls an...more

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Feb 09, 2012 Rob rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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A historical novel about the Bronte Sisters. It captivated and horrified from the start. Be prepared for loss as the two elder sisters go away to boarding school and return to die of consumption before Charlotte & Emily reach their teens. Quite an insight into the reasoning behind setting up charity schools and their minimal funding. The production of the first novels and the problems of getting anyone to print them, including the subterfuges to get around prejudice against female authors. H...more

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Aug 18, 2011 Jamie rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Do not read this. Read "Romancing Miss Bronte" instead. Not only does that book not give you whiplash with change-a-minute characterizations or seizures from repetitive AND contradictory statements (quite a feat) lined up head-to-tail, it focuses on the really compelling character--Charlotte-- and the interesting part of her life--writing and fame, and her prolonged courtship by, and eventual marriage to, Arthur Nicholls.

I will concede that Morgan can crank out uncommon phrasing that, at least...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Catherine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've never read any biographies of the Brontes, so I don't know how accurate this novel is, but I found this enjoyable. The novel is written in third person, switching from Bronte sibling to sibling several times within a chapter, or even within a few pages. I'm not sure why it's called Charlotte and Emily, since Anne is focused on as much as Emily, and Branwell has a strong presence as well. The main character, though, is Charlotte.

I'd have been interested to read more about their writing proc...more

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Oct 25, 2012 Arabella rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Slightly mixed feelings about this novel. At times the prose is eloquent and evocative and at others it seems awkward. It dramatizes the lives of the Brontes; Anne, Emily, Charlotte and their brother Branwell and their father Patrick. It does offer some insight into their lives and writing, it is a good read and yet it didn’t quite seem to satisfy fully but that is a very personal response. Morgan does write particularly well on the subject of Charlotte’s time in Brussels and his examination of...more

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Aug 21, 2012 Anita rated it 1 of 5 stars

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I tried and tried to read this..maybe I simply know too much of the real Bronte histories. The imaginings of author Morgan range from shallow to nearly desperate. Don't bother, unless you've a strong capacity for flights of fantasy.
Sorry, but even brother Bramwell deserves better; how much more so Charlotte, Emily and Anne.
Another reviewer said it far better than I, the 'purple prose' was just so off for the time and the characters. I could never take seriously the premise that these were The RE...more

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Nov 29, 2012 Adrienne Clarke rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Although much is known about the Bronte sisters and their shared passion for writing (it’s difficult to make it through high school without reading one or both of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights) Morgan’s exploration of the Bronte family, their struggles, and the early losses that shaped their writing is so fresh it makes you want to read their work all over again. The author effortlessly draws you into the Bronte’s world, their lonely isolation, the constant struggle for money, and the profound...more Although much is known about the Bronte sisters and their shared passion for writing (it’s difficult to make it through high school without reading one or both of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights) Morgan’s exploration of the Bronte family, their struggles, and the early losses that shaped their writing is so fresh it makes you want to read their work all over again. The author effortlessly draws you into the Bronte’s world, their lonely isolation, the constant struggle for money, and the profound closeness of the family relationships.

The insular nature of the Bronte’s life meant that they were largely cut off from any kind of society. Writing was a means of both escape and entertainment. They wrote constantly, sharing their work with one another and eventually drawing on one another’s support to embark on the daring path towards publication, something almost unheard of at the time. Morgan’s depiction of the challenges faced by the sisters’ in their attempts to pursue their writing dream is a moving testament to the almost inhuman status afforded to women at this time. After accepting a job as a governess Charlotte “feels her existence pared to the merest sliver. An apple-peel or rind, bound for the pig bin.”

The most memorable aspect of this book for me was the vivid character descriptions of the three sisters – how their different desires and sensibilities shaped their poems and stories. Emily, the recognized genius in the family, couldn’t bear the thought of leaving home, while Charlotte hungered for a larger life where she might experience recognition for her work, and perhaps even romantic love. Despite their differences the sisters were devoted to one another. The family bond was the most important aspect of all of their lives.

I don’t think you need to be a fan of the Bronte sisters’ novels to enjoy this book. It transcends the limitations of literary history by providing a fascinating exploration of the artist’s life and the inspiration that drives her to create. On another level, this book is an engrossing story about an exceptionally talented family bound together by hardship and a passion for words.
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Dec 28, 2012 Gaile rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Abandoned!Too too boring.

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Jul 07, 2012 Meenoo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It's a beautiful introspective story of a close-knit family that relies on itself for support, understanding, entertainment, and escape from a grim childhood and grimmer future. Of course, the family are the Brontes, and their inner and outer lives are revealed in this remarkable book. All of the characters, Charlotte, Emily, Anne, Branwell, and the emotionally absent father Patrick are rendered carefully. This is a melancholy book (what ca...more

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Oct 09, 2011 sandy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Really enjoyed this book though at times it was slow. I wondered if the editor nodded off here and there given occasional repetitive, awkward and anachronistic phrasing. I love the subject matter so much, however, so I didn't mind. Each time I've read biographical writings on the Brontes I am amazed that so much writing talent came out of such a cloistered family and I am struck anew by the harsh realities they faced. Morgan's rendition is a little off-putting at times due to unusual pacing, jum...more

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Aug 05, 2010 Alison rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is long and tedious -- my first impression when I opened it was of the small type, and I thought, "I will never be able to finish it!"

And, in fact, it took quite a bit longer than normal for me to get through it, but not because it wasn't good. In fact, it was brilliant. But as I said, it is tedious. Like Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, and even the Tenant of Wildfell Hall, there isn't a great deal of happiness throughout. The sad happenings and high emotions are difficult to get thro...more

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Jun 02, 2010 Beth rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Our story opens with Pastor Patrick mourning the imminent
death of his wife, in part because he will miss her, but lamenting
that she is leaving him alone with 5 girls and a boy, the youngest,
Anne, still only a toddler. His deceased wife sister comes to live
with them and help manage the household, and then the four oldest
girls are sent off to boarding school, a miserable experience of
social ostracism, bad food and homesickness. Anne and Elizabeth, the
eldest sisters, take ill (like many of their cl...more

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Jul 22, 2010 Margaret rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Published in the U.S under the more pedestrian title Charlotte and Emily, this novel was an impulse pick-up at the library from the “Books You May Have Missed” shelf. Based on its cover art – windswept women in white on a hillside with a vaguely menacing looking building in the distance – I was afraid it might turn out to be some dreadful gothic potboiler version of the lives of the Brontes. What a gratifying surprise to find instead a richly researched and very compelling piece of historical fi...more Published in the U.S under the more pedestrian title Charlotte and Emily, this novel was an impulse pick-up at the library from the “Books You May Have Missed” shelf. Based on its cover art – windswept women in white on a hillside with a vaguely menacing looking building in the distance – I was afraid it might turn out to be some dreadful gothic potboiler version of the lives of the Brontes. What a gratifying surprise to find instead a richly researched and very compelling piece of historical fiction which, like all good novels in this genre, takes the facts that you know and transforms them into something that you feel. Of course, the Brontes bring along their own touch of the Gothic without being asked, and all those familiar historical elements are here: the moors, the wuthering, the cold remote parsonage with its even colder and more remote patriarch, and four (down from six) extraordinary children walking Indian file on the razor’s edge between brilliance and madness – or, as Morgan expresses it in one of his more striking images, “standing close together as if on a rock in the ocean only big enough for them” – and turning inward to a spectacular shared imaginative landscape to create the adventure and romance so conspicuously absent from their real existence. Despite the emphasis of its American title, the book actually gives all the siblings their share of attention (although it’s interesting - and informative - to feel Morgan’s particular interest in the least known of the three girls, Anne, in preference to the more dramatic Emily) and creates a moving portrait of talented young people struggling with the barriers and obstacles put in their way by their particular circumstances as well as by the attitudes and expectations of the times. Morgan evokes - consciously, I think - the literary styles both of Charlotte and of Anne (whose writing sometimes has flashes of a surprisingly contemporary, mordant humor) and he demonstrates a very keen perception of human nature. (“I can’t be a famous person, Emily,” the newly successful Charlotte wails, in a wonderful moment that exactly captures the kind of silly things we focus on when our world has turned upside down, “I’ve only got one pair of shoes!”) I found I couldn’t really put the book down till it was done, and left it feeling deep personal compassion for these characters, sadness that their lives were so short and so hard, and renewed admiration and respect for the three Bronte girls and what they managed to achieve and leave behind for us in spite of it all.(less)

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Jul 03, 2010 Bookworm1858 rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Charlotte and Emily by Jude Morgan
Also known as "The Taste of Sorrow" in the UK
St. Martin's Press, 2009
373 pages
Historical fiction

Summary: A literary treatment of the lives of the Brontes with special focus on Charlotte as the longest lived.

Thoughts: This is the Bronte book I most wanted to read when I signed up for the Bronte challenge so I'm glad it finally came to the states and that my library owns it. I am not a fan of the title (there are THREE author sisters! and there was a lot of sorrow...more

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Jude Morgan was born and brought up in Peterborough on the edge of the Fens and was a student on the University of East Anglia MA Course in Creative Writing under Malcolm Bradbury and Angela Carter.

A pseudonym used by Tim Wilson.

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