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Right now I'm reading The Brontes: A Life in Letters by Juliet Barker. For any of you who have read Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. the authors Charlotte and Emily were sisters who grew up in a very talented family. They did not have very much by earthly means, but all of the siblings had active imaginations.

This book is really interesting because it is a biography based on the letters written to correspondants throughout their lives. Most of the letters are written by Charlotte to friends and to her publisher. She and her sisters wrote under male aliases.

I think it's neat that so much of their history was written through their letters. I find it a little sad that we don't correspond as much with letters. I always loved having pen pals when I was little and wrote to whoever would write back. I have kept almost all the letters I received and love the character shown through my friend's and family's handwriting.

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Kady said…
Yay! We found you! I'm so excited to get to keep up with you guys this way! Remember, anytime you guys want to come to Southern California, we've got a guest room waiting for you!

Much love,
Kady
March 5, 2008 at 8:08 PM
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