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Raised in a strict parsonage on the English moors, the Brontë siblings—Branwell, Emily, and their sisters—share a deep bond and a vivid imagination that transports them to invented worlds such as the glittering Verdopolis and the melancholic Gonday. As Branwell succumbs to madness and the brothers and sisters sense their everyday lives unraveling, they are confronted with the question of how much of their creative power they can rely on. Their beloved characters, the brooding Rogue and the dashing Duke of Zamorna, resist letting go, adding to the tension between fantasy and the harsh realities of their parsonage life.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Lena Coakley
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