Wuthering Heights: kisses, recycling and loneliness

Libby Sternberg has alerted us to a review by Romance Reviews Today of her novel Sloane Hall (soon to be reviewed by BrontëBlog as well):

Admittedly inspired by Jane Eyre, SLOANE HALL contains a similar plot with a few surprising twists. As two very troubled individuals try to convince each other of their love, destructive forces work to destroy that attraction. All the characters are well developed, interesting people driven by their desires. The plot is often predictable. What makes SLOANE HALL different and intriguing is the setting. The depictions of the movie business and of social life amongst movie elite during Prohibition effectively take the reader back to a free-wheeling time—well worth reading. (Robin Lee)

As for retellings, you could argue that the comic duo Frisky and Mannish carry out a retelling of Kate Bush's song Wuthering Heights. The South Wales Echo praises the duo's output.

Particularly unmissable is their incredible melding of Kate Nash’s cockney pop patter Foundations and Kate Bush’s windswept Wuthering Heights into a jaw-droppingly brilliant twin-Kate soundclash. (David Owens)

More Wuthering Heights, or the kisses therein. As read on The Herald (Scotland):

There is the record-breaking on-screen kiss between Jane Wyman and Regis Toomey in the 1941 film You’re In The Army Now, lasting three minutes and five seconds, and in literature the powerful lip embrace between Catherine and Heathcliff in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. (Susan Swarbrick)

Wuthering Heights and reclycling in the Juneau Empire:

Hardest of all were the books. I love books, and I've always tried to treat them with respect. Imagine the horror of dropping a book into the recycling bin on top of that pile of paper and cardboard boxes to be mashed up into paper pulp. Never mind that the book is mildewed and so stinky that no one would want to read it anyway. It just feels wrong to recycle books. Still, I take comfort in the thought that my old copy of "Wuthering Heights" can take on a new life as file folders, perhaps, or paper towels, or even a brand new book. Reincarnation at the recycling center - it can't get any better than that. (Peggy Mckee Barnhill)

Wuthering Heights and loneliness in The Manitoban:

Maybe it’s as easy as simply identifying the cause of your discomfort and eliminating it. If something specific makes you lonely do what you have to do to stop it, even if it means not reading Wuthering Heights again. (Marcus Closen)

The Telegraph and Argus mentions an event which took place in Haworth this past weekend:

Meanwhile, Haworth Fairtrade Group held its Fair Intents eco weekend at the Bronte Parsonage. (Marc Meneaud)

Chouchouette's Blog reviews Jane Eyre in German and Sweets by Natalie Kay posts a couple of pictures of a cake made as part of a Jane Eyre concept wedding photo shoot. Mrs Huang's Top Reads writes about The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. And places to visit: pistures of the Brontë Parsonage Museum uploaded to Flickr by Oxfordshire Churches. Pictures of Thornton's Old Bell Chapel posted by Bancrofts from Yorkshire. The Brussels Brontë Group posts about a recent visit to Brussels of some members of the Northern Irish branch of the Brontë Society And finally, a day out in Derbyshire with The Squeee.

Categories: Books, Brontë Parsonage Museum, Brontëana, Haworth, Humour, Jane Eyre, Music, Wuthering Heights