Our Top Ten Favourite Fictional Families

March 22, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

The reason we all love family stories, be it the ones on screen or on page, is that they always include all the great themes – love, conflict, joy, betrayal, loyalty and humour. We can easily transport ourselves into fictional families because they’re so personal and relatable. It’s safe to say that no family is […]

A Few Awesome Facts about the Brontë Sisters

March 8, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I’m just going to write because I cannot help it.” – Charlotte Brontë “I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.” – Emily Brontë “But he that dares not grasp the thorn, should never crave the rose.” – […]

Guest Post: 5 Interesting Facts Discovered While Researching Worlds of Ink and Shadow

January 13, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

by Lena Coakley, author of Worlds of Ink and Shadow Photographs in this post were taken by the author in Haworth, England, home of the Brontës 1) Patrick Brontë got a bad rap. The Brontës had an extraordinary father. The son of an Irish laborer, Patrick Brontë was a self-made who made his way to […]