{"product_id":"9781805680345","title":"The Brontes in Brussels - Helen MacEwan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Brussels is my promised land'\u003c\/i\u003e Charlotte Bront�\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating look at a crucial turning point in the Bront� sisters' lives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1842, five years before they would become bestselling authors, Charlotte Bront� and her sister Emily arrived in Brussels. They were there to improve their French and German, but the years they spent in a \u003ci\u003epensionnat\u003c\/i\u003e being taught by the charismatic Constantin Heger would do much more than polish their languages. It was a crucial turning point for both their writing and their personal lives. Each came away from Brussels a more mature and capable artist; Charlotte, having fallen lastingly in love with Heger, left with a broken heart and the inspiration for two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Professor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVillette\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the Bront�s' essays and Charlotte's letters and novels, as well as research into the Brussels of the time, this is a fascinating look at a formative period in the lives of two great writers. Tracing the influence of their Brussels years through their writing, MacEwan gives us insight into their artistic formation, and paints a vivid picture of the bustling 19th-century city that opened the sisters' eyes to life beyond Haworth Parsonage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen MacEwan\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator and educator who lives in Brussels. The founder of the Brussels Bront� Group, she organises talks and guided literary tours focusing on Charlotte and Emily Bront�'s time in the city. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThrough Belgian Eyes: Charlotte Bront�'s Troubled Brussels Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWinifred G�rin: Biographer of the Bront�s\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helen MacEwan","offers":[{"title":"224 pages, 86 Illustrations \/ 06\/11\/2025 \/ Biography: literary","offer_id":56971000873335,"sku":"9781805680345","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781805680345","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}