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9781501124211 English 1501124218 In Catherine Lowell s smart and original debut novel hailed by Deborah Harkness as a charming and memorable read the last remaining descendant of the Bronte family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt, using only the clues her eccentric father left behind, and the Brontes own novels. Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her father s untimely death, she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries, paintings, letters, and early novel drafts passed down from the Bronte family a hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside of the family, but endlessly speculated about by Bronte scholars and fanatics. Samantha, however, has never seen this alleged estate and for all she knows, it s just as fictional as "Jane Eyre" or "Wuthering Heights." But everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long lost objects from her past begin rematerializing in her life, beginning with an old novel annotated in her father s handwriting. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor, Samantha plunges into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy, one that can only be solved by repurposing the tools of literature and decoding the clues hidden within the Brontes own novels. A fast-paced adventure from start to finish for readers who devoured "The Weird Sisters" and "Special Topics in Calamity Physics," "The Madwoman Upstairs" is a moving exploration of what happens when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction.", In Catherine Lowell s smart and original debut novel, the only remaining descendant of the Bronte family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt to find the family s long-rumored secret estate, using only the clues her eccentric father left behind, and the Brontes own novels. Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her father s untimely death, she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries, paintings, letters, and early novel drafts passed down from the Bronte family a hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside of the family, but endlessly speculated about by Bronte scholars and fanatics. Samantha, however, has never seen this alleged estate and for all she knows, it s just as fictional as "Jane Eyre" or "Wuthering Heights. " Yet everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long lost objects from the past begin rematerializing in her life. Her father s distinctive copy of "Jane Eyre," which should have perished in the fire that claimed his life, mysteriously appears on Samantha s bed. Annotated in her father s handwriting, the book is the first of many clues in an elaborate scavenger hunt derived from the world s greatest literature. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor, Samantha must plunge into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy, one that can only be solved by decoding the clues hidden within the Brontes own writing. For readers who devoured "The Weird Sisters "and "Special Topics in Calamity Physics," "The Madwoman Upstairs" is a suspenseful, exhilarating debut by an exciting new talent who offers a moving exploration of what it means when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction.", In this smart and enthralling debut in the spirit of The Weird Sisters and Special Topics in Calamity Physics , the only remaining descendant of the Brontë family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt to find the family's long-rumored secret estate, using clues her eccentric father left behind. Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. As the last remaining descendant of the Brontë family, she's rumored to have inherited a vital, mysterious portion of the Brontës literary estatediaries, paintings, letters, and early novel draftsa hidden fortune that's never been shown outside of the family. But Samantha has never seen this rumored estate, and as far as she knows, it doesn't exist. She has no interest in acknowledging what the rest of the world has come to find so irresistiblenamely, the sudden and untimely death of her eccentric father, or the cryptic estate he has bequeathed to her. But everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and bits and pieces of her past start mysteriously arriving at her doorstep, beginning with an old novel annotated in her father's handwriting. As more and more bizarre clues arrive, Samantha soon realizes that her father has left her an elaborate scavenger hunt using the world's greatest literature. With the aid of a handsome and elusive Oxford professor, Samantha must plunge into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy, one that can only be solved by decoding the clues hidden within the Brontë's own writing. A fast-paced adventure from start to finish, this vibrant and original novel is a moving exploration of what it means when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction.
9781501124211 English 1501124218 In Catherine Lowell s smart and original debut novel hailed by Deborah Harkness as a charming and memorable read the last remaining descendant of the Bronte family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt, using only the clues her eccentric father left behind, and the Brontes own novels. Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her father s untimely death, she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries, paintings, letters, and early novel drafts passed down from the Bronte family a hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside of the family, but endlessly speculated about by Bronte scholars and fanatics. Samantha, however, has never seen this alleged estate and for all she knows, it s just as fictional as "Jane Eyre" or "Wuthering Heights." But everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long lost objects from her past begin rematerializing in her life, beginning with an old novel annotated in her father s handwriting. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor, Samantha plunges into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy, one that can only be solved by repurposing the tools of literature and decoding the clues hidden within the Brontes own novels. A fast-paced adventure from start to finish for readers who devoured "The Weird Sisters" and "Special Topics in Calamity Physics," "The Madwoman Upstairs" is a moving exploration of what happens when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction.", In Catherine Lowell s smart and original debut novel, the only remaining descendant of the Bronte family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt to find the family s long-rumored secret estate, using only the clues her eccentric father left behind, and the Brontes own novels. Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her father s untimely death, she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries, paintings, letters, and early novel drafts passed down from the Bronte family a hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside of the family, but endlessly speculated about by Bronte scholars and fanatics. Samantha, however, has never seen this alleged estate and for all she knows, it s just as fictional as "Jane Eyre" or "Wuthering Heights. " Yet everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long lost objects from the past begin rematerializing in her life. Her father s distinctive copy of "Jane Eyre," which should have perished in the fire that claimed his life, mysteriously appears on Samantha s bed. Annotated in her father s handwriting, the book is the first of many clues in an elaborate scavenger hunt derived from the world s greatest literature. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor, Samantha must plunge into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy, one that can only be solved by decoding the clues hidden within the Brontes own writing. For readers who devoured "The Weird Sisters "and "Special Topics in Calamity Physics," "The Madwoman Upstairs" is a suspenseful, exhilarating debut by an exciting new talent who offers a moving exploration of what it means when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction.", In this smart and enthralling debut in the spirit of The Weird Sisters and Special Topics in Calamity Physics , the only remaining descendant of the Brontë family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt to find the family's long-rumored secret estate, using clues her eccentric father left behind. Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. As the last remaining descendant of the Brontë family, she's rumored to have inherited a vital, mysterious portion of the Brontës literary estatediaries, paintings, letters, and early novel draftsa hidden fortune that's never been shown outside of the family. But Samantha has never seen this rumored estate, and as far as she knows, it doesn't exist. She has no interest in acknowledging what the rest of the world has come to find so irresistiblenamely, the sudden and untimely death of her eccentric father, or the cryptic estate he has bequeathed to her. But everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and bits and pieces of her past start mysteriously arriving at her doorstep, beginning with an old novel annotated in her father's handwriting. As more and more bizarre clues arrive, Samantha soon realizes that her father has left her an elaborate scavenger hunt using the world's greatest literature. With the aid of a handsome and elusive Oxford professor, Samantha must plunge into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy, one that can only be solved by decoding the clues hidden within the Brontë's own writing. A fast-paced adventure from start to finish, this vibrant and original novel is a moving exploration of what it means when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction.