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Fawkes, Glynnis

Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre

106 pp. | Disney-Hyperion | September, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-368-02329-0 $17.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-368-04582-7 $12.99
(2) YA Introduction by Alison Bechdel. This well-researched comics-format biography depicts key moments from Brontë's studies at austere boarding schools, her later teaching jobs, and her travels abroad. Fawkes highlights Brontë's bleak childhood; her creativity inventing imaginary worlds with her siblings; and the difficulties she faced as a woman writer in the nineteenth century. Although panel layouts are unvaried and text-heavy, the bluish-purple palette nicely captures setting; intricate line work focuses on characters' expressive faces. Bib.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019

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