The House of Dead Maids

Just published: a new prequel to Wuthering Heights:

The House of Dead Maids
By Clare B. Dunkle.
Patrick Arrasmith (Illustrator)
New York: Henry Holt, 2010.
Edited by Reka Simonsen.
September 14, 2010
ISBN-10: 0805091165
ISBN-13: 978-0805091168

A chilling prelude to Emily Brontë’s classic novel, Wuthering Heights.

The child who will become Heathcliff is already a savage little creature when Tabby Aykroyd arrives at Seldom House to be his nursemaid. But the Yorkshire moors harbor far worse. The ghost of the last maid will not leave Tabby in peace, yet this spirit is only one of many.
As Tabby struggles to escape the evil forces that surround the house, she tries to befriend her uncouth young charge, but her kindness cannot alter his fate. Long before he reaches the old farmhouse of Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff has already doomed himself and any who try to befriend him.

Clare B. Dunkle will go on a blog tour. BrontëBlog will participate in October when we will publish our review of the book.

September 15—MacKids blog (Already on line) September 20—In Bed With Books September 21—The Compulsive Reader September 22—Teenreads.com blog September 23—The Book Butterfly September 24—Carrie’s YA Bookshelf September 27—The Neverending Shelf September 28—The Book Faery September 29—Bookworming in the 21st Century September 30—YA Books Central October 1—Rebecca’s Book Blog October 4—Babbling Flow October 5—Steph Su Reads October 6—BrontëBlog October 7—Mundie Moms October 9—Jenn’s Bookshelves October 11—The Spectacle October 13—Adventures in Children’s Publishing October 26—WORD for Teens October 29—Cynsations

Book trailer: Windows users, click here. Apple users, click here.

Lots of information about the novel and its relation to Wuthering Heights and the Brontës can be found on Clare B. Dunkle's very complete website.

And do not forget that you can still win one of the two copies that we are giving away in our five-year anniversary contest. Click here for the details.

Categories: Books, Sequels, Wuthering Heights