Women are Reading: a book club podcast

Episode 33 A Conversation with Stephanie Cowell, author of The Man in the Stone Cottage


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Take a trip back in time to 1844, to the wild and mysterious moors of Yorkshire, England, where Emily, Anne, and Charlotte Brontë begin writing Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall — classic works of literature we still love today.

In this episode, author Stephanie Cowell tells us how she came up with the idea for her latest historical fiction novel and what her experiences were visiting the Brontë family home in Haworth, West Yorkshire. Plus, she shares with us how much the publishing industry has changed since the three women first published their work 180 years ago.

Also, Katie and I explore how it felt to read a story about the incredible bond of sisterhood — something we know very well.

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Women are Reading: a book club podcastBy Margaret and Katie Roarty