Charlotte Brontë’s Secret Love(previously titled The Master)

Jolien JanzingTranslated from Dutch by Paul Vincent

Published October 1st · £10.99 · ebook available Introducing a captivating novel, based on true events, about the secret love

affair of Charlotte Brontë with the man who would inspire her to write The Professor, Villette and Jane Eyre

‘Even if you already know the story, you’ll continue reading eagerly. Janzing’s style fits this classic tale like a glove.’ de Standaard ‘For Brontë fans, this is a must-read… It is a beautiful, historical novel with a warm heart.’ NRC Handelsblad ‘Eloquently written, full of visual flair and depth, Janzing’s book engulfs us in an essential yet not commonly known chapter in Charlotte Brontë’s life that would change her and literary history forever.’ Flanders TodayAbout the Author:Jolien Janzing (the Netherlands) is a Dutch author and journalist who grew up in Flanders. She is a connoisseur of nineteenth-century English literature. Janzing lives in Belgium. Find out more at http://jolienjanzingenglish.com/

She tells him everything, at a furious tempo. About the safe but oppressive life in her father’s house and how she escaped from it. How she thought she would be able to enjoy freedom in Brussels, but allowed herself to be shut up in a boarding school. The priest’s face comes closer to the grille: she feels his breath on her cheek.‘Tell me what your sin is.’And she tells him. She tells him everything.

Charlotte Brontë’s Secret Love shines a light on a tantalising episode in the lives of two of the greatest nineteenth-century authors, Charlotte and Emily Brontë. Charlotte Brontë, a parson’s daughter from Yorkshire, longs for adventure. She conceives the idea of going abroad to study languages and persuades her sister Emily to accompany her to Brussels. This Catholic yet worldly capital comes as quite a culture shock for the Brontë sisters. In Madame Heger’s elegant boarding house, amongst

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