{"product_id":"the-madwoman-upstairs-a-novel","title":"The Madwoman Upstairs: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Catherine Lowells smart and original debut novelhailed by Deborah Harkness as a charming and memorable readthe last remaining descendant of the Bront family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt  using only the clues her eccentric father left behind  and the Bronts own novels.  Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her fathers untimely death  she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries  paintings  letters  and early novel drafts passed down from the Bront familya hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside of the family  but endlessly speculated about by Bront scholars and fanatics. Samantha  however  has never seen this alleged estate and for all she knows  its just as fictional as Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights.  But everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long lost objects from her past begin rematerializing in her life  beginning with an old novel annotated in her fathers handwriting. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor  Samantha plunges into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy  one that can only be solved by repurposing the tools of literature and decoding the clues hidden within the Bronts own novels.  A fast-paced adventure from start to finish for readers who devoured The Weird Sisters and Special Topics in Calamity Physics  The Madwoman Upstairs is a moving exploration of what happens when the greatest truth is  in fact  fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44944893149237,"sku":"ByrdShop_1501124218","price":26.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781501124211_e590b73c-3d8f-4844-9cf9-d67f1a760d1d.jpg?v=1770161705","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-madwoman-upstairs-a-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}