When the story opens in the
present-day, Lucy Owens, a struggling journalist from San Francisco, has made
her way to Haworth, in the north of England, to visit the Brontë museum and to
immerse herself in the local scenery. While in the village, Lucy's absorption
of Brontëana lends a slight dissonance to her musings when she learns she
shares several odd, life coincidences with her favorite Brontë sister,
Charlotte. Nonetheless, she roams the moors to retrace the steps of her
literary muse with the hope that she will connect with her own talent as a
novelist.
Her adventure begins during
an afternoon ramble among the heather and harebells. Haunting cries and the
image of a man (Heathcliff?) draw her to an abandoned farmhouse where she
discovers a body. The dead man is Danny Cowan, and his ancestry links back several
generations to the 1840s when the Brontë fictions were first published. Lucy's curiosity drives her to investigate the murder, which leads directly to Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Her interest in Charlotte and the strange similarities in their lives create a further pull beyond simple curiosity. The undercurrent of a mysterious force, while frightening, enables Lucy to crack a secret code that's been hidden in plain view for over one hundred and sixty years.
Your level of enjoyment is not predicated on your level of knowledge of Brontë lore or literature: the book introduces you to the Brontës and expands your awareness of their story while inserting a dab of romance with a dash of controversy.
Your level of enjoyment is not predicated on your level of knowledge of Brontë lore or literature: the book introduces you to the Brontës and expands your awareness of their story while inserting a dab of romance with a dash of controversy.
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