Nicholls- does a 180 and starts accusing him of wanting Charlotte for her fame and fortune. Nicholls and Charlotte begin returning the other's affections, every other character in the book- who have been highly supportive of Mr.

However, after the sisters Bronte (or siblings Bell, as it were), begin their writing career, it really picked up for me.

Nicholls, who has arrived as her father's curate. The first ten or so chapters cover Charlotte's childhood and education, and her first impression of Mr. I'll be honest, the narrative doesn't pick up until Anne, Charlotte and Emily decide to start writing and publishing their work. This also includes the years she spent publishing with her sisters. covers a good bit of Charlotte Bronte's life- specifically, her relationship with her husband, Arthur Nicholls and how they met and fell in love. Picked this up in the advance copy pile at work, as the title looked interesting, and I felt like I needed to get into more historical literature. It is Charlotte's story, just as she might have written it herself. 'Who is this man who has dared to ask for my hand? Why is my father so dead set against him? Why are half the residents of Haworth determined to lynch him-or shoot him?'įrom Syrie James, the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, comes a powerfully compelling, intensely researched literary feat that blends historical fact and fiction to explore the passionate heart and unquiet soul of Charlotte Bronte.

and her intense, dramatic relationship with the man she comes to love, the enigmatic Arthur Bell Nicholls.

Living a secluded life in the wilds of Yorkshire with her sisters Emily and Anne, their drug-addicted brother, and an eccentric father who is going blind, Charlotte Bronte dreams of a real love story as fiery as the ones she creates.īut it is in the pages of her diary where Charlotte exposes her deepest feelings and desires-and the truth about her life, its triumphs and shattering disappointments, her family, the inspiration behind her work, her scandalous secret passion for the man she can never have. Though poor, plain, and unconnected, Charlotte Bronte possesses a deeply passionate side which she reveals only in her writings-creating Jane Eyre and other novels that stand among literature's most beloved works. I have, in my secret heart, long dreamt of an intimate connection with a man every Jane, I believe, deserves her Rochester.'

The Secret by Charlotte Brontë