· With a masterful hand, Bella Ellis combines the best aspects of historical fiction, who-done-it mysteries, and women’s literature to create a suspenseful, emotional, funny, and heartfelt novel in The Vanished Bride.. Imagining Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Brontë as “detectors” in conjunction with their writings, The Vanished Bride sees the sisters work together (along with their brother Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. · Bella Ellis’ The Vanished Bride wastes no time in getting right into the gothic drama when, on the opening page of the prologue, governess Matilda French finds her mistress’s room awash with blood. From the staggering amount painting the bed, floor, and walls, the conclusion is obvious: the young Mrs. Chester, new wife and mother, has been Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. · The Vanished Bride is the first of what I hope will be many in the Bronte Sisters Mysteries series. I found this book to be surprisingly true to what I know about the Bronte’s lives and personalities, and entertaining without diminishing the historical characters. The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis. View Book Info Page. Share a Bitch.
The Vanished Bride is an absolute delight from start to finish. Dashing across the Yorkshire moors with the Bronte sisters felt like visiting dear old friends, and Bella Ellis does the most wonderful job in imagining Emily, Charlotte and Anne as 'detectors'. The Sound of Her Voice by Nathan Blackwell, Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver, The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis, Death in the East by Abir Mukherjee, The Honjin Murders by Seishi. 2 thoughts on " The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis " Margot Kinberg says: Septem at am. I'm so glad you enjoyed this, Margaret. It's not easy to write this sort of story, where historical figures are the sleuths. But when it's done well, it can work! It's good to hear that the blend of mystery and what we know about.
Bella Ellis’ The Vanished Bride wastes no time in getting right into the gothic drama when, on the opening page of the prologue, governess Matilda French finds her mistress’s room awash with blood. ‘The Vanished Bride’ is an historical novel by Bella Ellis. Ellis has taken the Brontës, before the sisters became famous authors and dropped them in a sinister Victorian tale. The book is written in the third person and each chapter is seen through the eyes of one of the main characters. Quotes by Bella Ellis. “Charlotte held out her hand, but Joseph did not give her the letter. “The complication is, miss”. Thomas kept a firm hold on the screwed-up document, positively writhing with discomfort.”. ― Bella Ellis, The Vanished Bride.
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