{"product_id":"9781803995373","title":"The Invention of Charlotte Bronte : Her Last Years and the Scandal That Made Her","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoomed survivor of a family of geniuses, Charlotte Bront� had a life as dramatic as Jane Eyre. Turning her back on her tragic past, she reinvented herself as an acclaimed writer, a mysterious celebrity and a passionate lover. Doing so meant burning many bridges, but her sudden death left her friends and admirers with more questions than answers.   Tasked with telling the truth about Bront�'s life, her friend, the novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, uncovered secrets of illicit love, family discord and professional rivalries more incredible than any fiction. The result, a tell-all biography, was so scandalous it was banned and rewritten twice in six months - but not before it had given birth to the legend of the Bront�s.   The Invention of Charlotte Bront� is a darker take on one of the most famous women writers of the nineteenth century, showing Charlotte to be a strong but flawed individual. Through interrogating known events and introducing new archival material into the story, it challenges the established narrative to reveal the Bront� family as they've never been seen before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45477745393885,"sku":"9781803995373","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781803995373.jpg?v=1720431253","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781803995373","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}