Jane Eyre and the Northern Gods
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The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë by Syrie James
Though poor, plain, and unconnected, Charlotte Bronte possesses a deeply passionate side which she reveals only in her writings - creating Jane Eyre and other novels that stand among literature's most beloved works. Living a secluded life in the wilds of Yorkshire with her sisters Emily and Anne, their drug-addicted brother, and an eccentric father who is going blind, Charlotte Bronte dreams of a real love story as fiery as the ones she creates.
But it is in the pages of her diary where Charlotte exposes her deepest feelings and desires - and the truth about her life, its triumphs and shattering disappointments, her family, the inspiration behind her work, her scandalous secret passion for the man she can never have . . . and her intense, dramatic relationship with the man she comes to love, the enigmatic Arthur Bell Nicholls.

Charlotte Gainsbourg as Charlotte Brontë

Emily Blunt as Emily Brontë

Cristiana Capotondi as Anne Brontë

Runemarks by Joanne Harris

Seven o’clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the end of the world, and goblins had been at the cellar again. . . . Not that anyone would admit it was goblins. In Maddy Smith’s world, order rules. Chaos, old gods, fairies, goblins, magic, glamours–all of these were supposedly vanquished centuries ago. But Maddy knows that a small bit of magic has survived. The “ruinmark” she was born with on her palm proves it–and makes the other villagers fearful that she is a witch (though helpful in dealing with the goblins-in-the-cellar problem). But the mysterious traveler One-Eye sees Maddy’s mark not as a defect, but as a destiny. And Maddy will need every scrap of forbidden magic One-Eye can teach her if she is to survive that destiny.

Abigail Breslin
Maddy Smith, a village witch

Tom Hollander
Nat Parson, a parson

Cate Blanchett
Skadi, of the Ice People, the Huntress, goddess of destruction;
principal enemy of Loki

Keira Knightley
Freyja, goddess of desire; once mortally insulted by Loki

David Wenham
Frey, the Reaper, her brother, no friend to Loki

Anthony Hopkins
Odin, chief of the Æsir, blood-brother of – and ultimately
betrayed by – Loki

Paul Bettany
Loki

Eva Green
Hel, Mistress of the Underworld

The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë by Syrie James

Though poor, plain, and unconnected, Charlotte Bronte possesses a deeply passionate side which she reveals only in her writings - creating Jane Eyre and other novels that stand among literature's most beloved works. Living a secluded life in the wilds of Yorkshire with her sisters Emily and Anne, their drug-addicted brother, and an eccentric father who is going blind, Charlotte Bronte dreams of a real love story as fiery as the ones she creates.
But it is in the pages of her diary where Charlotte exposes her deepest feelings and desires - and the truth about her life, its triumphs and shattering disappointments, her family, the inspiration behind her work, her scandalous secret passion for the man she can never have . . . and her intense, dramatic relationship with the man she comes to love, the enigmatic Arthur Bell Nicholls.

Charlotte Gainsbourg as Charlotte Brontë

Emily Blunt as Emily Brontë

Cristiana Capotondi as Anne Brontë

Runemarks by Joanne Harris

Seven o’clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the end of the world, and goblins had been at the cellar again. . . . Not that anyone would admit it was goblins. In Maddy Smith’s world, order rules. Chaos, old gods, fairies, goblins, magic, glamours–all of these were supposedly vanquished centuries ago. But Maddy knows that a small bit of magic has survived. The “ruinmark” she was born with on her palm proves it–and makes the other villagers fearful that she is a witch (though helpful in dealing with the goblins-in-the-cellar problem). But the mysterious traveler One-Eye sees Maddy’s mark not as a defect, but as a destiny. And Maddy will need every scrap of forbidden magic One-Eye can teach her if she is to survive that destiny.

Abigail Breslin
Maddy Smith, a village witch

Tom Hollander
Nat Parson, a parson

Cate Blanchett
Skadi, of the Ice People, the Huntress, goddess of destruction;
principal enemy of Loki

Keira Knightley
Freyja, goddess of desire; once mortally insulted by Loki

David Wenham
Frey, the Reaper, her brother, no friend to Loki

Anthony Hopkins
Odin, chief of the Æsir, blood-brother of – and ultimately
betrayed by – Loki

Paul Bettany
Loki

Eva Green
Hel, Mistress of the Underworld
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Date: 2011-11-05 06:00 pm (UTC)Sono due libri: il primo è "I sogni perduti delle sorelle Bronte" di Syrie James e diciamo che è una biografia romanzata di Charlotte Bronte; il secondo si intitola "Le parole segrete" di Joanne Harris (Che è una delle mie scrittrici preferite), ed è tipo un fantasy basato sulla cultura norrena! :D
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Date: 2011-11-02 03:54 pm (UTC)Oooo, now I have to read Runemarks. My to-read list is way too long . . .
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Date: 2011-11-05 06:02 pm (UTC)Oh, you need! It's one of my favourite books from one of my favourite authors! :)
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Date: 2011-11-05 06:03 pm (UTC)Comunque, lo ammetto: nel secondo mi sono impegnata di più! XD
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Date: 2011-11-26 03:58 pm (UTC)e che carina Cristiana Capotondi!è una delle poche attrici italiane che mi fanno simpatia :)
aspetta aspetta...sono confusa! cos'è questo Runemarks??????è un libro?????????
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Date: 2011-11-29 01:43 pm (UTC)Praticamente dovevo fare due picspams su due libri e raffigurare il mio cast ideale per questi. Il primo è "I sogni perduti delle sorelle Bronte" di Syrie James e diciamo che è una biografia romanzata di Charlotte Bronte; il secondo si intitola "Le parole segrete" di Joanne Harris (Che è una delle mie scrittrici preferite), ed è tipo un fantasy basato sulla cultura norrena!
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