Jolien Janzing's Brontës in Brussels novel

A few days ago we came across an article in De Standaard (Belgium) about how the author Jolien Janzing has travelled to Haworth doing research for a novel project about the Brontës' stay in Brussels (no title yet). We contacted the author and she told us that,

I know Brussels very well (I live nearby) and I hope to to describe the city in that time (the history, everyday life, politics) and how it influenced them.
The Flemish and Dutch Fund for Literature (Vlaams Fonds voor de Letteren) has given me a scholarship for my novel on the Brontës.

Her Brontëiteness is beyond doubt as some time ago she published an article about Jane Eyre in Feeling Magazine which thanks to the unvaluable help of Karin (from Brontës.nl) we can summarise as follows:

Janzing identifies herself with Jane Eyre, because she was a bit of an outcast as a child (being Dutch but growing up in Belgium). She recognizes in herself the belief in true love that Jane Eyre had. And she talks about how Charlotte Brontë inspired her to become a writer herself.

Categories: Books, Brussels, Fiction