Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
A recent bout of food poisoning means a sick day read: Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. I read it sometime in my adolescence and not since, but Alcott’s been on …
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Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca: Shades of Jane Eyre
This gothic mystery featuring a new bride haunted by the overwhelming presence of the last wife is often cited as a great romance. But is it really a romance? Book …
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Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind
A sweeping tale of war, cultural shifts, survival of the most ruthless, epic love, and pervasive racism. Book details: Title: Gone With the Wind Author: Margaret Mitchell Original publication date: …
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Romance Tropes in the Sheik
For a novel that’s discussed as a foundation of the genre, The Sheik must be full of common romance tropes, right? Of course it is — just as this post …
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EM Hull’s The Sheik
Dukes in the Desert! Let’s take a look at The Sheik, E.M. Hull’s scandalous tale of exotic passion and Stockholm syndrome. Book details: Title: The Sheik Author: E.M. Hull Original …
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Clergy in historical romance
As I was reading A Room With A View, which contrasts a close-minded clergyman (Mr. Eager) with an open-minded one (Mr. Beebe), it occurred to me that every book I’ve read …
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Romance Tropes in A Room With A View
Let’s look at the romance tropes in A Room With A View, shall we? I would argue that Forster didn’t set out to write a romance novel, rather he wrote …
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Light and dark: Emotion and Atmosphere in Jane Eyre
The Romance MFA project isn’t just about reading a bunch of romances, it’s about learning to write better by doing so. This post, therefore, considers what I can learn from …
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