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Saturday, July 04, 2020

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The Telegraph and Argus features the new book Day Walks in the South Pennines by Paul Besley.
Rugged moorland once trodden by Haworth’s legendary literary sisters features in a new book of walks.
A circular trek of nearly eight-and-a-half miles between the village and Top Withens, reputedly the inspiration for the setting of Emily Brontë’s classic novel Wuthering Heights, is spotlighted.
It is among 20 routes outlined in Day Walks in the South Pennines.
The book – subtitled 20 routes in West Yorkshire and beyond – includes photographs, Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps, easy-to-follow directions, details of distance, plus refreshment stops and local information. [...]
Author Paul Besley describes the Haworth route – which starts from the parish church – as “a relatively gentle walk along well-made trails, with just the section to Oxenhope Stoop Hill from the track that can prove a little taxing. Combined with the historical aspects of the area, it makes for a day out packed with possibilities”.
He added: “It is a walk to one of the most famous ruins in literature. This gentle walk is difficult to complete without humming along to Kate Bush’s hit ‘Wuthering Heights’!” (David Knights)
Expressen (Sweden) quotes Angela Carter's opinion of Emily Brontë.
Den brittiska författaren Angela Carter fick en gång frågan om vem som var hennes favorit bland kvinnliga författare. Hon svarade Emily Brontë – men ångrade sig senare, skrev hon i ett brev till en vän, Brontë var ju ”pure butch”. (Hanna Johansson) (Translation)
Vogue (Spain) interviews writer Silvia Herreros de Tejada about her new novel La otra isla.
¿Consideras que la diáspora cubana es especialmente intensa en su manera de aferrarse a la nostalgia? El cubano es novelero de por sí. Es gente muy arrebatada, con mucha pasión y muy de hacer cuentos, como dicen ellos. Son extremadamente fieles a sus raíces; hay una profundidad de sentimientos. En un momento de la novela se dice que Fidel Castro ha sido el mejor escritor romántico de la historia, toda su retórica es increíblemente novelera, de ideales profundos. Es como el personaje de Heathcliff, de Cumbres Borrascosas. En Cuba entrevisté a personas que habían estado presentes cuando dio su primer discurso y se le posó la paloma blanca en el hombro y decían que jamás se habían sentido tan exaltados y enamorados de unas ideas. Toda Cuba es una gran novela romántica, en el sentido decimonónico. (Eva Blanco Medina) (Translation)
The Eyre Guide shares pictures of the lovely edition of Jane Eyre published by Thomas Nelson.

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