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The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte
Written by Laura Joh Rowland
Narrated by Rosalyn Landor
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Charlotte Brontë, the beloved author of Jane Eyre, lived a quiet and private life in her father's Yorkshire parish. Or did she? What if a diary was uncovered that revealed her secret involvement in one of the most thrilling adventures of the 19th century?
Upon learning that she has been falsely accused of breaching her publishing contract, the normally mild-mannered Charlotte sets off for London to clear her name. But when she unintentionally witnesses a murder, Charlotte finds herself embroiled in a dangerous chain of events. With the aid of her sisters, Emily and Anne, and of the suspiciously well-informed but irresistibly attractive brother of the victim, Charlotte works to unravel a deadly web of intrigue that threatens not only her own safety but the very fabric of the British Empire. Charlotte is plunged into a perilous adventure and a passionate romance that leads her from the peaceful Yorkshire moors to the crime-infested streets of London, across the sea to the Continent, to the ports of Cornwall, the wilds of Scotland, and the palaces of Queen Victoria herself. Will Charlotte be able to stop a devious invisible villain whose schemes threaten her life, her family, and her country?
From the Compact Disc edition.
Upon learning that she has been falsely accused of breaching her publishing contract, the normally mild-mannered Charlotte sets off for London to clear her name. But when she unintentionally witnesses a murder, Charlotte finds herself embroiled in a dangerous chain of events. With the aid of her sisters, Emily and Anne, and of the suspiciously well-informed but irresistibly attractive brother of the victim, Charlotte works to unravel a deadly web of intrigue that threatens not only her own safety but the very fabric of the British Empire. Charlotte is plunged into a perilous adventure and a passionate romance that leads her from the peaceful Yorkshire moors to the crime-infested streets of London, across the sea to the Continent, to the ports of Cornwall, the wilds of Scotland, and the palaces of Queen Victoria herself. Will Charlotte be able to stop a devious invisible villain whose schemes threaten her life, her family, and her country?
From the Compact Disc edition.
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Laura Joh Rowland
LAURA JOH ROWLAND is the author of the Sano Ichiro mysteries (Shinju, Bundori, and The Way of the Traitor), which have twice been named Best Mysteries of the Year by Publishers Weekly. She lived through a natural disaster when Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed her house in New Orleans, and now lives in New York City.
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Reviews for The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I always suspected that there was more adventure in the life of the Bronte sisters than has been revealed ... Rowland's novel satisfies the vicarious desire to give Charlotte some really rousing adventures!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not her ususal style but entertaining and a good job on replicating the work of the Brontes.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What if Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre, didn't live the quiet village life we all know. In this novel she travels to London to clear her name after falsely being accused of breaking her publishing contract. In London she is witness to a brutal murder. With the help of her sister and the attractive "brother" of the victim she works to unravel the web of intrigue. A very interesting take on the life of this beloved author.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book was enjoyable but completely unbelievable. As long as you don't mind emphasizing the "fiction" part of historical fiction, it's a pretty good read. If you'd like your historical fiction to have some basis in fact, then this book is definitely not for you!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Since I know that in reality Charlotte Bronte lived a somewhat sad life and died young, it was nice to fantasize through this novel about one of my favorite authors having a few adventures of her own. Charlotte's adventures are somewhat contrived - she witnesses a murder on the streets of London and gets pulled into the case, which ends up involving England's royal family. Despite the far-fetched plot, it was fun to imagine Charlotte solving mysteries and finding love with a mysterious gentleman.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Ludicrously awful...one of the worst things I've read. I knew before picking it up that it might be disastrous, but I also thought it had the potential to be good in a madcap, Eyre Affair kind of way. PROTIP: if you want use Charlotte Brontë as the first-person narrator of your book, it's not enough to address your audience as "reader" several times--try working on characterization and writing style, too!
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5It's a good thing I listened to this on audio instead of reading a print book. I'm not generally a book flinger, but had I been reading this one in print, there were several points in the book that would have found me hurling the book across the room. I was tempted to abandon this several times, but my stubbornness kept me listening to the end.I love Stephanie Barron's series of Jane Austen mysteries based on the idea that Austen's letters to her sister weren't destroyed but hidden. The premise of this book sounded similar, but its execution is very different. Barron sets her Jane Austen mysteries in locations where Austen was known to have been at the time, and her Jane seems to be consistent with Jane Austen's personality as revealed in her writings and by her biographers. I can't say the same about Laura Joh Rowland's Charlotte Brontë. Her Charlotte is impulsive, lacks willpower, and is a poor judge of character. Most of the time I didn't like her very much.I might have liked this one a bit more if I had read it rather than listened to it. I think the reader went too far with the melodrama. It would have been fine in its place, when the characters are faced with immediate danger. The constant tension in the reader's voice was just tiresome.There is a second book in this series, but I won't be reading it. One is more than enough for me.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rowland, author of a series of detective novels that take place in Japan (which I haven’t read), now conquers new territory in turning Charlotte Bronte into a detective. What could have turned into a disaster is actually a delightful mystery. The story begins when Charlotte and her sisters receive a letter from Charlotte’s publisher, in which the publisher believes that the same man wrote Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Agnes Grey. Charlotte and Anne go to London to clear things up. On their way there, they run into a woman name Isabel White, whose strange behavior leads to Charlotte witnessing her murder in a London alley later. When the police decide that the former governess’s murder was a chance happening, Charlotte realizes that it wasn’t, and she sets off in pursuit of the real murderer, prompted by an account written by Isabel in the margins of a book. We are introduced to John Slade, who Charlotte finds herself attracted to. But is he one of the good guys, or the bad?Charlotte’s adventures lead her across Europe, from London to the English countryside, to Scotland and beyond, eventually engulfing her in the opium wars of the 1840s. Charlotte comes across as an adventurous and brave woman, resourceful and intelligent. She’s also very passionate, and devoted to her cause. I was enthralled by the mystery, which unfolded perfectly, and did not want this book to end. It’s a must read for anyone who enjoys the works of the Bronte sisters, and the book made me want to re-read Jane Eyre.