Description
As fictional romances go, they don’t come much more tempestuous than Heathcliff and Catherine’s in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. And it’s one that has gripped generations of readers.
From Heathcliff and Catherine’s tumultuous and obsessive relationship, to the themes of revenge, jealousy and control, Emily and her sisters offer a compelling critique of the dangerous elements of romantic love.
Bella Ellis, author of A Gift of Poison, the latest in the Brontë Sisters Mystery series, and Samantha Ellis, playwright, screenwriter and author of Take Courage: Anne Brontë and the Art of Life, are joined by Simon Marsden, author of Emily Brontë and the Religious Imagination. They will explore the enduring popularity of Wuthering Heights and its continued relevance in contemporary conversations about toxic masculinity, codependency, and the perils of idealised love.
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About the Authors
Bella Ellis
Bella Ellis is the Brontë-inspired pen name for the award winning Sunday Times bestselling author Rowan Coleman. A Brontë devotee for most of her life, Rowan is the author of fourteen novels including The Memory Book, The Summer of Impossible Things and The Girl at the Window.
Simon Marsden
Simon Marsden is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Liverpool. His research focuses on nineteenth-century and Gothic literatures. He has a particular interest in the Brontë family and is the author of Emily Brontë and the Religious Imagination (2014) as well as numerous essays about their works.
Samantha Ellis
Samantha Ellis is the author of How to be a Heroine, and Take Courage: Anne Brontë and the Art of Life and her plays include Cling to me Like Ivy and How to Date a Feminist. She is writing her third book for Chatto, about the endangered language Judeo-Iraqi Arabic. She also wrote the introduction to Vintage Books’s edition of Agnes Grey.
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