An exceptional new novel responds to Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights,” by imagining the rocky childhood of its Romantic antihero, Heathcliff. Review by Heller McAlpin.
SURPRISE! I know, it’s not your birthday, but it is that most divisive of holidays: April Fools’ Day! As I tend to find most pranks more heart attack–inducing than amusing, I wanted to be sure you got at least one pleasant surprise: Books! I’ve tallied the six most surprising (in a good way) books I’ve ever read. Not a […]
Some books are exactly like peanut butter and jelly—great on their own, but even better together. For example: Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë, and Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys You’ve probably read Jane Eyre, the famous coming-of-age story featuring one of the strongest female characters in literature—and the infamous woman in the attic, Bertha […]