Wharton unleashed upon her readers the calculating selfish Undine Spragg, Flaubert gave us the ever indecisive Emma Bovary, Tolstoy immortalized the name of Anna Karenina and the Brontë's even filled their pages with cold driven female characters that are hard to forget. All these antiheroines (and if you wish to debate antagonists) have a few things in common, they are reportedly based on actual personalities involved with public (or inner family) scandal and still spark a lively discussion when mentioned. With that said, let's be honest, everyone loves a little disgrace to distract from modest life and a good villain. So what happens when all those perfect ingredients and a naughty romp into history are promised then added to impressive debut writing that would make the above greats nod in approval (especially concerning the attention to research and details); you get an unconventional sweeping novel to recommend and quite possibly the best read of 2020 as I can't stop thinking about this title months later after turning the final page. Brava, Ms Austin! With many thanks to Atria Books and NetGalley who sent me an advanced copy of Brontë's Mistress. -EGP/February 2020 Comments are closed.
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