“I’ve been watching Miranda Pennington happen for some time. Her first book is all I could hope for, as a fan and a fellow Brontë girl: As doggedly funny and practical as its heroines, perpetually surprising, and containing perhaps the world’s first impassioned defense of Anne. (Wait. Were we supposed to care about Anne?) Read it on its own, and take it as a guide on your next tour through the eternally useful Brontë works.”
—Sady Doyle, author of Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear… and Why
“In Miranda Pennington’s telling, her relationship with the Brontës and their work is an epic love story, as real, reciprocal, and life-altering as they come. Warm, smart, and very funny, A Girl Walks into a Book offers a version of the experience it describes: entry into a singular world and a lasting friendship.”
—Michelle Orange, author of This Is Running for Your Life
“Miranda Pennington’s literary memoir is a necessary book. While there have been many books about the Brontë sisters, Pennington’s is the first to define their influence on a new generation of young women. Whether writing about Charlotte Gainsbourg, romantic confusion, or visits to the moors, Pennington is a witty, charming, candid observer of female rebellion, past and present. A Girl Walks into a Book champions the strange, beautiful magic of the Brontës, while establishing Pennington herself as a daring, unforgettable heroine.”
—Rebecca Godfrey, author of The Torn Skirt and Under the Bridge