Inspired by their strengths and challenges

Offaly Express reviews Pauline Clooney’s Charlotte & Arthur novel.

The extensive historical research which preceded the writing of the book is evident throughout and this coupled with the creation of less historic characters and the weaving in of more fictional nuances ensures a work that is at once refreshing and convincing.

While the sources of history are comparatively plentiful for this episode due to Charlotte’s prolific letter writing and an abundance of biographies of the two main characters, it is the richness of Pauline Clooney’s writing that makes the work engrossing and appealing.

From the outset the particulars are resonant with the historic reality often amplified by a series of recollective flashbacks but always coloured by a warm creativity. Details of the turbulence that Arthur’s proposal caused in the Haworth parsonage are vividly recalled but as the violent opposition of Charlotte’s father is gradually overcome so too is Charlotte’s own reluctance. As she grapples with her emotions, initially dominated by compassion and pity for her suitor, she grows to "like" her fiancé and during the wedding ceremony "instead of feeling the weight of commitment she felt an approaching freedom and her own words floated before her eyes, above her head in the air of the chancel: ‘no net ensnares me'."

Jane Eyre retelling In the Quick, by Kate Hope Day makes it into the Honorable Mentions on Vulture's list of Best Books of 2021.

In the Quick, by Kate Hope Day

Forgive me for screaming, but In the Quick is Jane Eyre IN SPACE! The idea sounds unhinged, but its execution is so fresh and so understanding of Brontë and genre fiction that it all comes together in a wild Ad Astra meets Prep mash-up. In a not-so-distant America, orphaned young June Reed is sent to study at the space program her brilliant uncle founded after his early death. At the same time, a crew he sent deep into the solar system suddenly goes quiet. As June endures a punishing regimen of robotic sciences, physical fitness, and team-building exercises, she quietly works on the problem of where the crew might be and how best to save them. An entirely fun adventure. (Hillary Kelly)

GoBookMart has selected the '10 Most Loved Fictional Characters from Books' including

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is not only a notable character in the Victorian era but she is still equally praised and significant for the authenticity her character presented along with her longings and struggles in that social condition and all the credit of this rebel character goes to Charlotte Bronte. (nandini)

A columnist from Jackson Hole News and Guide lists the favourite characters of the members of her book club:

Joy Surdam — I have two favorites, “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte and “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker. I could identify with the heroines. I was inspired by their strengths and challenges. (Connie Owen)

Forbes has put together a list of the 'The 20 Best Korean Dramas Of 2021' and one of them is

15. Reflection of You.  At the beginning of Reflection of You, a painter, played by Ko Hyun-jung, throws a body into the river. The moodily beautiful mystery sets you up to wonder which character’s body it is—and keeps you guessing. Is it Shin Hyun-bi, who plays the painter’s former friend and current enemy. Or is it Choi Won-young, who plays her deceptively kind husband. It might also be Kim Jae-young, her impulsive ex-lover. Why see it?  Great acting all around, including Choi, who was so good as a dangerous husband in My Dangerous Wife. Also, Wuthering Heights fans might find it darkly delicious. (Joan MacDonald)

Mit Vergnügen (Germany) recommends 11 audiobooks of classic novels including Wuthering Heights.

9. STURMHÖHE – EMILY BRONTË

Emily Brontë schrieb genau einen Roman: "Sturmhöhe". Unter dem männlichen Pseudonym Ellis Bell wurde er 1847 veröffentlicht und erzählt die Geschichte der Bewohner*innen des Anwesens "Wuthering Heights, das in der wilden Natur des englischen Yorkshires liegt. Der Besitzer Mr. Earnshaw nimmt hier den Findling Heathcliff zu sich – in den sich seine Tochter Cathy bald Hals über Kopf verliebt. Doch die junge Liebe endet im Drama und der Frieden des Anwesens ist für immer zerstört. (Franziska Simon) (Translation)

Wise Children's Wuthering Heights makes it onto the list of Best Plays of 2021 compiled by The Stage.