The Madwoman Upstairs Book Reviews

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The Madwoman Upstairs. I will definitely read the Anne Bronte's works, those so closely entwined with this narrative. I am also compelled to revisit Jane Eyre, a favorite from my adolescence. I felt short changed by the abrupt ending to the novel, but that's truly a compliment to the author.

Loved the immersion of the Brontë family. A creative new perspective to imagine the Brontë family and the generations later who were living in an overshadowed existence of the celebrity the unfulfilled curiosity and unanswered questions the public demanded, haunted and overstepped ar times attempting to ply answers that strangers deemed satisfactory. Yet Samantha, her Father, who’s family was direct descendants of Brontë had both lived their with their own profound love and abject hatred for the sisters, their brother and rarely their father. It was the 3 sisters that would leave them haunted and because of her fathers alcoholism, his own demons and introverted withdrawn existence, he would essentially create the very same existence for his daughter regarding isolated, socially Ill equipped and desperately alone. After losing her father and being drowned in her grief, she is accepted to Oxford where she is given a room in the tower, that has no windows, a hideous haunting painting of a woman that’s more than what she’s aware of at the time of moving in. She realizes quickly she’s separated from all other students, assuming it’s to keep her from being exploited by students who were already writing in the school paper of her arrival and photos of herself accompanied the article. The only place she’d found some sort of reverie and a willing participant in her quest to finding the cryptic message her dad left her from beyonf the grave is her tutor/professor for whom she begins to develop immense feelings for that aren’t as unrequited as she’s thought, not in the least. The secrets of her fathers life will be revealed and her ties to this professor seemed like fate to me as I read it. It was a nice twist and a lot of the LITERARY GREATS were given their due and discussed. Enjoyable reading.

Odd novel!. The Madwoman Upstairs is Catherine Lowell’s debut novel. Samantha Wipple is the last living descendant of Patrick Bronte (and the Bronte family). There are many rumors stating that she inherited unique family items, but they are just rumors. In her father’s (Tristan Whipple) odd will, Samantha receives a bookmark. Samantha heads off for a new life at Oxford University to get a degree in English Literature. Samantha is assigned a bedroom in an old tower (where normally students do not live and only tourists visit). There is an unusual portrait over the fireplace. They say that everything happens for a reason and it is very true for Samantha. When books from her childhood start showing up, they lead Samantha on a treasure hunt. Samantha gets help from Professor Orville (her instructor) in figuring out the clues (as well as providing a little romance). Someone else is after the prize. Will Samantha be able to figure out the puzzle before the competition? I love the description of The Madwoman Upstairs, but the final product was not as enjoyable. I found Samantha to be a complicated and immature (as well as obtuse) person (hard to like her). The novel has long (pages) discussions on books especially books by the Bronte sisters (if you are suffering from insomnia this book will help). The author provided great clues to figure out the mystery, but Samantha had trouble with them (it took her forever to figure them out). I give The Madwoman Upstairs 2.5 out of 5 stars. As you can tell, I really did not enjoy this novel. I found it an odd book. The premise was good (had potential), but I just did not like the final product. I received a complimentary copy of The Madwoman Upstairs from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review of the book.

Great Read. Loved the witty repartee. Such a fun novel, I couldn’t put it down

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