All three sisters

Let's begin with Charlotte Brontë.

Blogger Carina has posted a brief review of the book.

Bronte's narrative is beautiful and flowing and is seemingly effortless in its fluidity. The story itself is a classic example of a woman fighting for what she loves--definitely a must-read for all feminists out there. It is quite long but it is quite easy to read. It may, however, not appeal very much to men, as a lot of nuances of the female mind are involved. All in all, one of the best I've read. Less intense than Wuthering Heights but every bit as passionate in its portrayal of love.

Another blogger, Charloutte, has written a positive and lengthy review of the recent 2006 miniseries. Her review is in French.

Talking about this recent adaptation. Hello! Magazine reports Ruth Wilson attended the premiere of Becoming Jane in London, and even has a picture of her.

Fellow costume drama pro, Ruth Wilson - who won her big break in Jane Eyre last year, was among those eager to get a glimpse of the new production. [...]
Ruth, who played Jane Eyre in last year's acclaimed TV adaptation, was among the guests braving the rain to see the film before it opens in UK cinemas on Friday.

Joseph B. Macgregor writes, in Spanish, a review of Wide Sargasso Sea.

The Independent interviews Catherine Wilson who 'is supporting Pound a Poem, a children's poetry competition in aid of Cancer Research UK. A book of poems by celebrities and the competition winners will be available in August'. This is the last question Rebecca Armstrong asks her.

You die and go to heaven: who would you most like to meet in the bar?
I'd like the chance to meet some of my literary heroines, so we'll imagine Katherine Mansfield and Virginia Woolf and Charlotte Brontë. Because I would immediately be terrified and wouldn't have a clue about what intelligent thing to say, I'd ask, "What are you drinking, ladies?"

Now for Emily Brontë.

Jessica Allen explores her love of books and reading for the Washington Post.

Sometimes I reread books for the sheer pleasure of simultaneously reveling in the words and remembering the deliciousness of the first reading. I will never get enough of the romance of "Love in the Time of Cholera," for example, or the horror of "Wuthering Heights."

And last but NOT least, Anne Brontë whose appearances in the news aren't as frequent as we would like. Even here, she is accompanied by Charlotte.

The Fenton Press has an article on a museum of living figures carried out by sixth-graders of the Fenton Intermediate School, Michigan.

Katie Rittman played author Charlotte Bronte, who wrote the classic "Jane Eyre," and her friend Logan Jokisch played sister Anne Bronte, who wrote "Agnes Grey." [...]
She said they scorched paper and dipped it in coffee to make it look original to the 1800s. Katie admits she hadn't heard of Charlotte Bronte until now but came away with new found respect for the woman who was published under a pen name.
"If it were not for her, not many woman [sic] would be writing," Katie said. "When I get older I might write some short stories." (Bernie Hillman)

Clever girls!

And to finish this post, the Brontë Parsonage blog reports Polly Salter and Bill Dinsdale have recently left the Parsonage. We would like to thank them for what they have done, and wish them the best of luck in the upcoming projects!

Categories: Agnes Grey, Brontë Parsonage Museum, In the News, Jane Eyre, Movies-DVD-TV, Wide Sargasso Sea, Wuthering Heights