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novel

[nov-uhl] / ˈnɒv əl /




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Emma Donoghue’s novel deftly plays with dual visions of home as haven and prison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Given a blank check, Fennell brings the world of Brontë’s novel to life — not with staggering realism, as so many other adaptations have, but with fervent fantasy.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

This intricately constructed novel tracks a remote New England house through the ages, as its inhabitants search for the most elemental characterization of home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I admit that Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel is a radioactive choice for a best-of list.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

He read it in a couple of days and, after a conversation with the school librarian, moved on to Tolstoy’s War and Peace, a thousand-page novel.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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