Manchester Lit&Phil Literary Book Club

Overview

Exclusively for members.

The Lit&Phil inaugural book club will be discussing Emily Brontë’s only novel, Wuthering Heights.

As Emerald Fennell’s bold new interpretation of Emily Brontë’s only novel is released in cinemas on Valentine’s Day, we ask how it is that one of literature’s most destructive depictions of love has come to be viewed as one of the most enduring romantic stories of all time.

To answer the question, we’ll probably explore how Brontë depicts social convention, class, morality, revenge, nature and cyclic change to tell her story. We might also want to think about who she chooses to narrate the tale and how it unfolds. And by turning the mirror onto ourselves and how we live, we might better understand our own need to project romantic love onto an otherwise twisted and dark tale.

The Lit&Phil Book Club is free and exclusively for members, operating on a first come first serve basis up to a maximum of 15 members.