Ø What if. . . Branwell Brontë had not died before Emily? Ø What if. . .Charlotte was able to marry her “Mr. Rochester”? Ø What if. . .the Misses Brontë’s Establishment actually found a pupil: one who is taught by three geniuses? Meet Maria Shelby, the spoiled – and rich – daughter of an English knight. She has a habit of getting into trouble: at eighteen, she’s already been sacked from six schools. No one else will have her, except: The Misses Brontë’s Establishment in Haworth, a remote Yorkshire village. With time, Maria comes to appreciate the genius of her teachers: Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë. Part suspense, part Victorian novel, this novel takes the reader on a profound literary journey along with young Maria.
