The Bronte Plot, Katherine Reay
The Bronte Plot, Katherine Reay
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The Brontë Plot

Author: Katherine Reay

Narrator: Laura Kirman

Unabridged: 8 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 06/18/2019


Synopsis

When a bookseller’s secret is unearthed, her world begins to crumble. But it may be the best thing that has ever happened to her.Lucy Alling makes a living selling rare books, often taking suspicious liberties to reach her goals. When her unorthodox methods are discovered, Lucy’s secret ruins her relationship with her boss and her boyfriend, James—leaving Lucy in a heap of hurt and trouble. Something has to change; she has to change.In a sudden turn of events, James’s wealthy grandmother, Helen, hires Lucy as a consultant for a London literary and antiques excursion. Lucy reluctantly agrees and soon discovers Helen holds secrets of her own. In fact, Helen understands Lucy’s predicament better than anyone else.As the two travel across England, Lucy benefits from Helen’s wisdom as Helen confronts ghosts from her own past. Everything comes to a head at Haworth, home of the Brontë sisters, where Lucy is reminded of the sisters’ beloved heroines who, with tenacity and resolution, endured—even in the midst of impossible circumstances.Now Lucy must face her past in order to move forward. And while it may hold mistakes and regrets, she will prevail—if only she can step into the life and the love that have been waiting for her all along.“You’re going to love The Brontë Plot.” —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling authorSweet and thoughtful contemporary readStand-alone novelBook length: 86,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubs

About Katherine Reay

Katherine Reay is a national bestselling and award-winning author who has enjoyed a lifelong affair with books. She publishes both fiction and nonfiction, holds a BA and MS from Northwestern University, and currently lives outside Bozeman, MT, with her husband and three children. You can meet her online at katherinereay.com; Facebook: @KatherineReayBooks; X: @katherine_reay; Instagram: @katherinereay


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katherine on December 09, 2015

Finally got around to reading it... I liked Helen best. :)......more

Goodreads review by Angie on October 18, 2015

The Bronte plot was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Good elements and some not so good. I think my main issue was the characters, I could never identify or feel a kinship with *any* of them except maybe the Grandmother, and not terribly so with her. I just didn't really like them and I couldn't form an......more

Goodreads review by Janelle on February 13, 2021

3.5 stars. This is a charming romance/light family mystery/literary tour with a dose of melodrama thrown in. I must say it was a compulsive read for me though some of the dialogue is clunky. Our heroine Lucy, works in an antique store in Chicago in charge of the books. She sells some books to a nice......more

Goodreads review by Chantel on April 07, 2016

FROM THE BOOK Lucy Alling makes a living selling rare books, often taking suspicious measures to reach her goals. When her unorthodox methods are discovered, Lucy's secret ruins her relationship with her boss and her boyfriend James—leaving Lucy in a heap of hurt, and trouble. Something has to chang......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on March 14, 2016

Katherine Reay has a lovely quality of writing. I felt like the stories from classic literature came to life as Lucy applied their quotes and lessons to the situations she found herself in. After a sweet introduction to her meeting James, I really missed the details of their romance as the time skip......more


Quotes

Audiobook enthusiasts of Victorian literature will love hearing this romantic story of a Chicago vintage bookseller, Lucy, who ends up in love and tours literary haunts in the English Lake District with her lover's grandmother. Lucy primarily has a Midwestern accent but sometimes uses English phrases and pronunciations because her deadbeat father was English. Creating the perfect rendition of Lucy seems to come effortlessly to narrator Laura Kirman, who is skilled at voicing both English and American parts. No bleeding corpses in his narrative, just flawed characters righting wrongs and communing with literary Victorians. Audiofile