“Holland has enormous affection for Anne Brontë, and his excellent book is filled with passion and pathos.” (The Mail on Sunday)
“Emily’s life presents special challenges for would-be biographers, except in the context of the whole Brontë story, but he has got round the scarcity of material neatly and effectively.” (The Times Literary Supplement)
“This book is exciting, informative, and really gives readers a good feel for who the real Guy Fawkes probably was.” (The Seventeenth Century Lady)
“I thought that all had been said about the Brontës, by Nick Holland himself and other biographers. But with this work, Nick Holland has shed a light not only to the Bronte sisters’ beloved Aunt Elizabeth Branwell but also on the maternal side of their family, the Branwells from Penzance.” (Concetta La Spada)
This book is very readable and contains many things seldom or never available before. Very highly recommended to anyone with any interest in the Brontës.” (Staffan Lindström)