April 21st is the bicentenary of the birth of Charlotte Bronte.
But author Philip Dent poses some interesting questions about Charlotte Bronte.
What, exactly, do we know about Charlotte Bronte?
What, for example, do we know of the experiences of Charlotte Bronte in regards to love in her own life?
During her life Charlotte Bronte knew of the pains and problems of poor health, insomnia and of an extreme form of loneliness.
At the time of this novel, her siblings were all dead and Charlotte had the distinction or honour (dubious though this might be) of being her father's sole companion at the parsonage.
But all was to change for Charlotte! For this novel is based on the true life facts of the situation that saw Charlotte Bronte wooed, courted and married by her suitor Arthur Nicholls.
The novel is a compelling, evocative and sensitive examination of what happened to Charlotte Bronte when the fictional knowledge of love that she had written about became, for her, an exciting, vibrant reality.
The author takes the known facts of the situation and brings to life an imaginary, but utterly realistic, real life story of what happened when Charlotte Bronte threw off the mantel of Victorian spinster and placed upon her head, instead, that of a Victorian wedding bonnet.
This delightful book is published by Matador at £8.99 and is, of course, available via the That's Books and Entertainment bookshop which you will find to the right of this book review.
It will make an ideal gift for the Bronte fan, Why not buy a copy and put it away until Christmas?
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