{"product_id":"9781501126307","title":"The Madwoman Upstairs","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Catherine Lowell’s \"irresistibly clever\" (\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e) debut novel—“[a]\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epiquant paean to the Brontë sisters\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review)\u003c\/i\u003e—the only remaining descendant of the Brontë family embarks on a modern-day literary treasure hunt to find the family’s long-rumored secret estate, using only the clues her father left behind and the Brontës’ own novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her eccentric father’s untimely death, she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries, paintings, letters, and early novel drafts passed down from the Brontë family—a hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside of the family, but endlessly speculated about by Brontë scholars and fanatics. Samantha, however, has never seen this alleged estate and for all she knows, it’s just as fictional as \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long lost objects from the past begin rematerializing in her life, beginning with an old novel annotated in her father’s handwriting. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor, Samantha plunges into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy, one that can only be solved by decoding the clues hidden within the Brontës’ own works.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA fast-paced adventure from start to finish, \u003ci\u003eThe Madwoman Upstairs\u003c\/i\u003e is a smart and original novel and a moving exploration of what happens when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction.","brand":"Catherine Lowell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":42976508739744,"sku":"9781501126307","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/products\/BNCImageAPI_852960b5-c995-4994-bc45-68bf4582c054.jpg?v=1673904774","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781501126307","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}