Loving the Brontës feat. Finola Austin, author of Brontë's Mistress

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Join me as I chat with Finola Austin, author of the award-winning debut novel Brontë's Mistress.

Highlights:

• Origins of Brontë's Mistress
• Investigating Lydia Robinson, rumored to have had an affair with Branwell Brontë, the ne'er-do-well brother of the famous Brontë sisters
• Inspiration from Mrs. Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Brontë
• Contrast between Lydia Robinson and the typical Brontë heroine
• Using Reddit for inspiration
• Shades of gray in Lydia Robinson, the main character of Brontë's Mistress
• Bad sex scenes: why we need more of them
• Reading from Brontë's Mistress
• Turning real characters into fictional ones: challenges & issues
• Lydia Robinson & Charlotte Brontë: not a good mix
• One thing learned from writing Brontë's Mistress
• Advice for new authors

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Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson

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