About this Event
The Brontë Book Club is back to celebrate its fifth meeting here at Hatchards! This year, we have met monthly to discuss each of the Brontë sisters' novels in turn.
The meetings take place at our Piccadilly shop, and are hosted by Hatchards booksellers.
This month's book is: Shirley
Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Robert considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar to solve his financial woes, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline, who, bored and desperate, lives as a dependent in her uncle's home with no prospect of a career.
Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert's brother, an impoverished tutor - a match opposed by her family. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled? Set during the Napoleonic wars at a time of national economic struggles, Shirley (1849) is an unsentimental, yet passionate depiction of conflict between classes, sexes and generations.
Do join us for what promises to be an evening of scintillating discussion!
Your ticket includes a glass of wine or soft drink and £3 off the price of next month's book, The Professor.
Event venue & nearby stays
Hatchards, 187 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
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