A new book by Catherine Rayner is presented today in Leeds:
Wild Imaginings: A Brontë Childhood
by Catherine Rayner
Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 9781786937773
This book will take you into the lives of the six Brontë children who were raised in Haworth Parsonage on the edge of the West Yorkshire Moors. Discover the world of a Victorian childhood and how the children dealt with isolation, the harsh education system and death.
Read about how the children used the graveyard surrounding their garden as a playground and how they found solace in making up stories of imaginary islands, kingdoms and people. Reality and imagination mingled and spread so that they lived in a fantasy world of ghosts, horror, religion, disease, war, scientific discovery, love and humor; here anything could happen. Learn about the background to the childhood of those who were to become such remarkable authors. This book is as accurate in its factual content as it is fascinating in its fantasy.
An Evening With Catherine Rayner
Thursday 21st June 18:30 - 20:00
Waterstones at Leeds
Catherine Rayner's new book Wild Imaginings looks at the fascinating lives of the Bronte siblings during the exciting days of childhood.
Join Catherine as she discusses her book and their lives of the Brontes as children. Afterwards there will be a questions and answer session, and an opportunity to purchase a signed copy of Wild Imaginings.
This is a free event but as spaces will be limited it is essential to reserve a seat, call 01132444588 or ask at the ground floor counter in our shop.
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