![]() ![]() Charlotte is cast as a discontented, prudish yet serially lovesick, selfish, vindictive older sister. In her “reading group guide” notes, she declares how the Brontes’ story has always been Charlotte’s, thus leading to her reimagining of Emily’s story. ![]() Giardina seems intentionally to make Anne a thin character and Charlotte a reprehensible one. This last is the most disturbing characteristic of the book. The perspective is hers, the tone is hers, and all the admirable attributes are hers, too. However, the story is Emily’s and Emily’s alone. ![]() ![]() Insofar as Charlotte and Anne (and even the short-lived Maria and Elizabeth) appear as characters in the book, it is a novel about the Bronte sisters and their whole household. Had this book been touted as an inside look at the underappreciated life of Emily Bronte, I might have enjoyed it more, but I was constantly at odds with it because it most certainly was not “a novel of the Bronte sisters.” Second, the quote from Booklist, which proclaims the book “A convincing imagining of the Bronte story, perfect for Bronte fans.” If devotees of Charlotte and her Jane Eyre may be included among “Bronte fans,” then this statement is a lie. First, the subtitle, A Novel of The Bronte Sisters: This book is not about the Bronte sisters. The cover of Emily’s Ghost makes two misleading statements. ![]()
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