Yesterday on Facebook Ali Williams who is both a romance editor and academic writer was asking
about romance novels based on classic romantic fiction and Michelle Styles was
kind enough to Laura Vivanco on Teach Me Tonight - a talk at the
Haworth Festival of Women's Writing (speaking in a schoolroom where Charlotte
Bronte herself had taught) and the Bronte Parsonage Museum put a copy of The
Return of the Stranger permanently in their library amongst the fiction
inspired by the Bronte sisters' writings.
mention the mini series 'The Powerful and The Pure' which was
brought out in 2011 (was it really that long ago!) in which several Modern
Romance/Harlequin Presents authors created romance novels to 'Modernise' some
fabulous classic novels - Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Emma. My own
contribution to this series was a reworking of Wuthering Heights (chosen for me
because I'd written my MA thesis on the childhood writings of Charlotte and
Emily Bronte) It was a fascinating experience and led to some interesting
results - an interview with
Because of this several people wrote
to enquire about the book and I had to go hunting to see where they could find
a copy. As a result, I discovered that Return of The Stranger is currently on
sale on kindle for only £0.99p. (Not sure if this is the same on Amazon.com as it's not showing kindle details for me there)
So if you're interested or you have
been looking for a copy of this novel - now's the time to grab a bargain! I've
sent the only re
maining paperback copy I had on its way to Ali, so I think this
is the best way to get hold of it now.
And if you're interested in any of the posts I write about this book and the talks in Haworth etc back in 2011 when it was first published - put Return of The Stranger or Wuthering Heights into the search box and they should come up.
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