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Nicola Friar is a writer, editor, and blogger based in the North of England. An avid reader of many genres, but her main interest is the lives and works of the Brontë family; she makes regular visits to their former home, the village of Haworth, and runs a Brontë themed book club. She has also edited three Brontë anthologies. A Tale of Two Glass Towns is her first novel. You can connect with her on Twitter and Instagram under the handle @BronteBabeBlog and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BronteBabeBlog. ...more

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Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights has been much anticipated pretty much since it was first announced a few years back. The idea alone was enough to spark curiosity — what might a female writer-director do with one of the most intense and unsettling novels in English literature? As time went on and the cast… Continue reading “Wuthering Heights” Review Read more of this blog post »

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	A Tale of Two Glass Towns 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brontës: Afterlife 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Tales from the Genii by Nicola Friar (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christina Rauh Fishburne (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator ), Charlotte Brontë 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brontë Sisters: A Room of Their Own: Short Stories, Poetry, and Non-Fiction Inspired by the Brontës by Nicola Friar (Goodreads Author), Maria Johnson, Naomi B. 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Second Chance Convenience Store

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