Screen LibraryReader, I married him : stories inspired by Jane Eyre /
Chapter 38 of Charlotte Brontë's novel, Jane Eyre, opens with the line "Reader, I married him." Now twenty women authors have spun original stories using that line as inspiration for this collection of unique, inventive, and poignant stories.
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First Morrow paperbacks edition. |
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| Summary: |
Chapter 38 of Charlotte Brontë's novel, Jane Eyre, opens with the line "Reader, I married him." Now twenty women authors have spun original stories using that line as inspiration for this collection of unique, inventive, and poignant stories. This collection of original stories by today's finest women writers--including Tracy Chevalier, Francine Prose, Elizabeth McCracken, Tessa Hadley, Audrey Niffenegger, and more--takes inspiration from the opening line in Charlotte Brontë's most beloved novel, Jane Eyre. A fixture in the literary canon, Charlotte Brontë is revered by readers all over the world. Her novels featuring unforgettable, strong heroines still resonate with millions today. And who could forget one of literature's best-known lines: "Reader, I married him" from her classic novel Jane Eyre? Part of a remarkable family t |
| Item Description: | Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Borough Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, in 2016. |
| Carrier Form: | 295 pages ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780062447098 0062447092 9780008150570 ( 0008150575 9780008150587 0008150583 9780606385343 0606385347 9780008150570 |
| Index Number: | PN6120 |
| CLC: | I14 |
| Call Number: | I14/R286-1 |
| Contents: |
Foreword / My mother's wedding / Luxury hour / Grace Poole her testimony / Dangerous dog / To hold / It's a man's life, ladies / Since first I saw your face / Reader, I married him / The mirror / A migrating bird / Behind the mountain / The China from Buenos Aires / Reader, she married me / Dorset gap / Party girl / |