I find Charlotte extremely fascinating. I'm always hungry for information about her character, her appearance, her siblings. This book was a wonderful way to introduce the meal. Do not take this piece book as truth, it is still fiction although it is largely based on truth. I will admit, James' version of Charlotte does not align with mine and I was shocked by it. Even after reading this novel, I still don't truly see the Charlotte in this book as the real Charlotte. Unfortunately, we never will, no matter how hard we try.

First: Dear Reader, Imagine, if you will, that a great discovery has been made, which has sparked enormouse excitement in the literary world: a series of journals, which have lain buried and forgotten for more than a century in the cellar of a remote farmhouse in the British Isles, have been officially authenticated as the private diaries of Charlotte Bronte.

Last: "And I you," I whispered in return, as I melted into his embrace.