This collection of original stories by todayâs finest women writersâincluding Tracy Chevalier, Francine Prose, Elizabeth McCracken, Tessa Hadley, Audrey Niffenegger, and moreâtakes inspiration from the famous line in Charlotte BrontĂ«âs most beloved novel, Jane Eyre.
A fixture in the literary canon, Charlotte BrontĂ« is revered by readers all over the world. Her novels featuring unforgettable, strong heroines still resonate with millions today. And who could forget one of literatureâs best-known lines: âReader, I married himâ from her classic novel Jane Eyre?
Part of a remarkable family that produced three acclaimed female writers at a time in 19th-century Britain when few women wrote, and fewer were published, BrontĂ« has become a great source of inspiration to writers, especially women, ever since. Now in Reader, I Married Him, twenty of todayâs most celebrated women authors have spun original stories, using the famous line from Jane Eyre as a springboard for their own flights of imagination.
Unique, inventive, and poignant, the stories in Reader, I Married Him pay homage to the literary genius of Charlotte Brontë, and demonstrate once again that her extraordinary vision continues to inspire readers and writers.
