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I am just going to write because I cannot help it. Charlotte BrontëHaworth 1847. When Mother and her beloved twin brothers are taken by the Haworth miasma', to keep her family from the workhouse, 15-year-old Kate takes a cleaning job at The Parsonage, home to the Brontë family. Kate dreams of being a writer. Poverty and gender stand in her way and Luke Feather who wants to marry her, believes writing stories is a waste of time.When Charlotte Brontë discovers Kate's passion for books and writing, an important friendship develops. Kate begins to embrace Charlotte's radical ideas of equality and is thrilled when she spots clues that the Brontë sisters are writing stories. But how can Kate achieve her ambitions to write, while locked in the daily struggle to survive in Haworth?Miriam Halahmy has written a novel which brings the Brontës alive for a new generation of readers. Themes of women's rights, inequality and poverty are illuminated in beautiful character-driven storytelling. In a wo

The Bronte Girl

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    Publisher: ZunTold
    Publication Date: 1/24/2024
    ISBN13: 9781915758064, 978-1915758064
    ISBN10: 1915758068

    Children & Teen , Teen & Young Adult

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    I am just going to write because I cannot help it. Charlotte BrontëHaworth 1847. When Mother and her beloved twin brothers are taken by the Haworth miasma', to keep her family from the workhouse, 15-year-old Kate takes a cleaning job at The Parsonage, home to the Brontë family. Kate dreams of being a writer. Poverty and gender stand in her way and Luke Feather who wants to marry her, believes writing stories is a waste of time.When Charlotte Brontë discovers Kate's passion for books and writing, an important friendship develops. Kate begins to embrace Charlotte's radical ideas of equality and is thrilled when she spots clues that the Brontë sisters are writing stories. But how can Kate achieve her ambitions to write, while locked in the daily struggle to survive in Haworth?Miriam Halahmy has written a novel which brings the Brontës alive for a new generation of readers. Themes of women's rights, inequality and poverty are illuminated in beautiful character-driven storytelling. In a wo

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