Poet, playwright and novelist Blake Morrison evokes the lives of the Bronte sisters, with a nod to Chekhov's Three Sisters.

Against the backdrop of a windswept northern village, three remarkable young women live their lives brightly.

In Haworth in the 1840s, in a gloomy parsonage, where there are neither curtains nor comforts, Charlotte, Anne and Emily Bronte light up their world with outspoken wit, aspirations, dreams and ideas. And throughout their confined lives intensely lived... they write.

With a touch of poetic licence, Morrison shows us the overwhelming humanity, charged emotions and brooding unease which characterise the Bronte household - and that of Chekhov's Three Sisters.

Blake Morrison's play We Are Three Sisters was first performed at the Viaduct Theatre, Halifax, in 2011.

About the Author
Blake Morrison is a poet and author who has published in a wide range of fiction and non-fiction genres. His greatest success came with the publication of his memoirs And When Did You Last See Your Father? which won the J. R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography. He has also written a study of the James Bulger murder, As If. Since 2003, Morrison has been Professor of Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Reviews

'Well-researched... beautifully intact, and speaks absolutely to the constrained world the Brontes inhabited'

* Telegraph *

'Morrison's use of the Three Sisters template is as intelligent as it is daring... a finely tuned piece'

* Guardian *

'An excellent play, beautifully written... see it if you have an interest in the Brontes, love Yorkshire, or just want to see a new example of a good, straightforward play'

* publicreviews.com *

'Goes some way to setting right the many myths and easy answers that seem to have grown round the Bronte family... with its honest and vigorous humour, it banishes the gloom.'

* Stage *



Book Information
ISBN 9781848422148
Author Blake Morrison
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books
Weight(grams) 115g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 8mm