'Emily' The Brontë Sisters - Megan Lovell, BHASVIC

After the recent release of “Emily” starring Emma Mackey as Emily Brontë, a recurrence of interest in the Brontë family has been set alight. The period drama that released on the 14th of October 2022, is both a fictitious and somewhat biographical documentation of Emily’s journey to writing classic “Wuthering Heights”, a gothic novel that explores the unsettling, gruesome nature of passionate love working against a dark, unjust society. The Brontë’s are a family of three successful female authors. Charlotte, Emily and Anne have produced an array of classical works of literature that have an impact on modern day society. From Heathcliff’s passions, Jane’s transgressions of patriarchal Victorian society, to Lucy Snowe’s spiral into depression from isolation, unrequited love and her oppressive governess role, we see our hero’s and heroine’s tackle generations worth of issues through their undying words, written by masterful authors. When discussing my favourite books with my grandmother, she stated “favourite books are friends for life”, proving the intergenerational power that strong literature holds, creating a gateway of communication between time periods.