Eleanor Brown is een gevierde auteur wiens romans internationale erkenning en bestsellerstatus hebben verworven. Haar verhalen duiken in de complexiteit van menselijke verbindingen en de reis van zelfontdekking. Door middel van rijkelijk getekende personages en meeslepende verhalen nodigt Brown de lezer uit in werelden die nog lang na de laatste pagina resoneren. Ze koestert ook aanstormend talent door middel van haar ondersteunende workshops.
Maiden Speech was the debut collection by Eleanor Brown, a witty poet who writes powerfully of love, and hilariously of love's pitfalls, most notably in her much anthologised "girlfriend's revenge" poem, 'Bitcherel'. Shortlisted for the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
Eleanor Brown's debut, Maiden Speech, published by Bloodaxe in 1996, included her much anthologised girlfriend's revenge poem 'Bitcherel' along with a widely praised sequence of 50 love and end-of-love sonnets written during her 20s. Her second collection, White Ink Stains, appearing three decades later, draws on the lives of women of all ages.
Exploring the complexities of motherhood, this novel delves into the lives of three diverse adoptive mothers as they grapple with the profound question of what constitutes a family. Each character brings unique challenges and perspectives, highlighting the emotional and societal nuances of their experiences. Through their intertwined stories, the narrative examines love, identity, and the bonds that tie us together, ultimately offering a poignant reflection on family in all its forms.
Madeleine is trapped in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. When she finds her grandmother's old diary, she is transported to the glamour and high spirits of Jazz Age Paris, inspired by Margie's account of an uncharacteristically wild, romantic summer. Emboldened, Madeleine escapes Chicago, heading for her childhood home. Here, as she reconnects with her love of painting and makes new friends, the chance for a fresh start emerges. But with the revelation of a dark family secret, and her mother's expectations weighing heavily, will she be brave enough to take it?
The beloved New York Times bestseller from acclaimed author Eleanor Brown about three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much. Three sisters have returned to their childhood home, reuniting the eccentric Andreas family. Here, books are a passion (there is no problem a library card can't solve) and TV is something other people watch. Their father—a professor of Shakespeare who speaks almost exclusively in verse—named them after the Bard's heroines. It's a lot to live up to. The sisters each have a hard time communicating with their parents and their lovers, but especially with one another. What can the shy homebody eldest sister, the fast-living middle child, and the bohemian youngest sibling have in common? Only that none has found life to be what was expected; and now, faced with their parents' frailty and their own personal disappointments, not even a book can solve what ails them...
Unwillingly brought together to care for their ailing mother, three sisters who were named after famous Shakespearean characters discover that everything they have been avoiding may prove more worthwhile than expected.
