CHARLOTTE BRONTE BEFORE JANE EYRE GN
(W) GLYNNIS FAWKES (A) GLYNNIS FAWKES
Charlotte Bront 's Jane Eyre is a beloved classic, celebrated today by readers of all ages and revered as a masterwork of literary prowess. But what of the famous writer herself? Originally published under the pseudonym of Currer Bell, Jane Eyre was born out of a magnificent, vivid imagination, a deep cultivation of skill, and immense personal hardship and tragedy. Charlotte, like her sisters Emily and Anne, was passionate about her work. She sought to cast an empathetic lens on characters often ignored by popular literature of the time, questioning societal assumptions with a sharp intellect and changing forever the landscape of western literature.With an introduction by Alison Bechdel, Charlotte Bront Before Jane Eyre presents a stunning examination of a woman who battled against the odds to make her voice heard. Available in softcover and hardcover editions.
PERESPHONES GARDEN GN
(W) GLYNNIS FAWKES (A) GLYNNIS FAWKES
A children's song inspires a love of Greek mythology in a young girl. A young woman finds a career in archeology and illustration. A young mother sees her daughter become a woman, as her own mother's memories are lost. Persephone's Garden is a deeply personal story and an inventive study of girlhood, womanhood and motherhood, through memory, history and mythology.