The Brontë Project - Softcover

Vandever, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0996679510 ISBN 13: 9780996679510

Verlag: Melograno Press, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Páginas: 254 Géneros: 12:FA:Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Sinopsis: Brontë, scholar Sara Frost',s unsuccessful search for the lost love letters of Charlotte Brontë, hasn',t won her any favor at her university, particularly now that the glamorous and self-promoting Princess Diana scholar, Claire Vigee, has introduced her media-savvy exploits to the staid halls of academia. , But it',s not until Sara',s fiancé, suddenly leaves that she begins to question her life ,s vocation and is forced to reconcile the mythology of romance with the reality of modern love. Sara',s jolt brings her to an unusual new world, one populated by a cheerfully amoral Frenchman, a pair of New York eccentrics who live in the 19th century, a born-again Christian experimental artist, a lapsed methadone-addict of a screenwriter, a Hollywood producer who mistakenly assumes that the short, sad life of Charlotte Brontë, has the makings of an uplifting movie and, ultimately, a bed in Tuscany that may or may not foretell the destiny of its visitors. Along the way, Sara discovers that the life and writings of Charlotte Brontë, may have taught her more than she ever guessed about the virtues of being a romantic with the heart of a pragmatist - and she finds the surprising path of her own desire and true happiness. , It',s an irreverent and comic look at love, loss, literature, pop culture, Hollywood, and the mysterious biographical similarities between Charlotte Brontë, and Princess Diana._,

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Clever .... A zippy romp in which Vandever skillfully parodies academia and Hollywood .... Witty and artful. -- New York Times Book Review Wickedly funny. -- Christian Science Monitor A brilliant first novel of love: so original, so enchanting, so poignantly true that it defies you to put it down. -- Karen Quinn (author of THE IVY CHRONICLES) A first novel that is fresh, playful, intelligent, and consistently entertaining. -- The Boston Globe It's never anything short of lovely to find a new writer like Vandever: funny, witty, smart, thoughtful .... you'll want to see more from Vandever and soon. -- Buffalo News A sweet read even a Wuthering Heights fan can love. -- Entertainment Weekly A rollicking romp through the fun-house hallways of academe and the narcissism of celebrity. -- Kirkus Reviews Wickedly clever . . . Vandever's irreverent debut novel dips into Victorian letters for inspiration, dredging up romantic angst to frame and foil a love story set in the age of new media. -- Publishers Weekly Sometimes it seems, you can have it all... The Bronte Project is a silver-screen ready romp . . . the novel's dissection of the gulf between the myth of romance and the reality of love (using heroines as disparate as Princess Diana and Bronte herself as case studies) is the real -- and really affecting -- deal. -- Elle

Reseña del editor

An irreverent and comic look at love, loss, literature, and pop culture, and a guide to reconciling the mythology of romance with the reality of modern love. Young scholar Sara Frost's unsuccessful search for the lost love letters of Charlotte Brontë hasn't won her any favor at her university, particularly now that the glamorous and self-promoting Princess Diana expert, Claire Vigee, has introduced her media-savvy exploits to the staid halls of academia. But it's not until Sara's fiancé suddenly leaves that she begins to question her life’s vocation and is forced to reconcile the mythology of romance with the reality of modern love. Sara's jolt brings her to an unusual new world and a Hollywood producer who mistakenly assumes that the short, sad life of Charlotte Brontë has the makings of the next "feel good" movie blockbuster. Along the way, Sara discovers that the life and writings of Charlotte Brontë may have taught her more than she ever guessed about the virtues of being a romantic with the heart of a pragmatist.

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• Verlag: Melograno Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0996679510
• ISBN 13: 9780996679510
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 254