Bronte’s Mistress

Bronte’s Mistress by Finola Austin

9781982137236

319 Pages

Publisher: Atria Books

Release Date: August 4, 2020

Fiction, General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, 1840s

Lydia Robinson is a wife and mother of three daughters and a son. Her youngest daughter died when she was two within the year, and she has just returned from her mother’s funeral. She loves her husband, but he does not have the same feelings. Anne Bronte, the younger sister of Charlotte Bronte is the governess to the children. Several years later, Branwell Bronte becomes the tutor to Lydia’s son. She is immediately drawn to Branwell and soon passions flare.

The book has a steady pace and at times is written as letters back and forth. The characters are well developed, and it is written in the first-person point of view. Lydia is vain and even mentions she vanity. The author did an amazing job writing this story. It pulls the reader into the past with passion – both love and hate. If you like historical fiction, or anything related to the Bronte family, you will enjoy reading this book.