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This is linked up to Shannon Messenger’s Marvelous Middle Grade Monday. I can’t recommend MacColl’s novels highly enough, and this one is no exception. This is a typical story of sibling rivalry, of rebellion, family drama and loss, with a little mystery and a tiny bit of romance thrown in. Other than having read Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, I didn’t know much about them. One doesn’t have to be familiar with the Bronte sisters to enjoy this book. She has degrees in multidisciplinary history from Vassar College and Yale University.

They are written for an older middle grade through young adult audience (probably 5th to 8th grade), but are so enjoyable for adults as well. Michaela MacColl is the award-winning writer of several historical fiction novels, including Always Emily, Nobodys Secret, Prisoners in the Palace, and Promise the Night, and the co-author of Rorys Promise and Freedoms Price. I read it at times, but it’s not my favorite genre, but I always enjoy her books. Michaela MacColl writes historical fiction that will appeal to fans of the genre. Reading Always Emily about the life of Emily and Charlotte Bronte in their teen years revived my interest.

Today, author Michaela MacColl is stopping by to talk a little bit more about her book and the inspirations for itBronte family. Nobodys Secret Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria Became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel Always Emily Rorys. Scroll all the way to the bottom to see links in the recommended posts to two of her other books I enjoyed.Įarlier this year, I decided to reread Wuthering Heights. Yesterday you read my review of Always Emily, a mystery set on the moors of Ireland involving the Bronte sisters, Charlotte and Emily. I have been a fan of Michaela MacColl for a while.

Always Emily by Michaela MacColl