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Reader, I married him, stories inspired by Jane Eyre, edited by Tracy Chevalier

Label
Reader, I married him, stories inspired by Jane Eyre, edited by Tracy Chevalier
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
short stories
Main title
Reader, I married him
Responsibility statement
edited by Tracy Chevalier
Sub title
stories inspired by Jane Eyre
Summary
Twenty of today's most celebrated women authors have spun original stories, using the opening line from "Jane Eyre" as a springboard for their own flights of imagination. The release will coincide with the bicentenary of Charlotte Brontèˆ's birth. Featured authors include Audrey Niffenegger, Emma Donoghue, Francine Prose, Elizabeth McCracken, Tessa Hadley, and more
Table Of Contents
My mother's wedding / Tessa Hadley -- Luxury hour / Sarah Hall -- Grace poole her testimony / Helen Dunmore -- Dangerous dog / Kirsty Gunn -- To hold / Joanna Briscoe -- It's a man's life, ladies / Jane Gardam -- Since first I saw your face / Emma Donoghue -- Reader, I married him / Susan Hill -- The mirror / Francine Prose -- A migrating bird / Elif Shafak -- Behind the mountain / Evie Wyld -- The china from Buenos Aires / Patricia Park -- Reader, she married me / Salley Vickers -- Dorset gap / Tracy Chevalier -- Party girl / Nadifa Mohamed -- Transference / Esther Freud -- The mash-up / Linda Grant -- The self-seeding sycamore / Lionel Shriver -- The orfan exchange / Audrey Niffenegger -- Double men / Namwali Serpell -- Robinson Crusoe at the waterpark / Elizabeth McCracken
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