{"product_id":"the-manor-house-governess-9781639105601","title":"The Manor House Governess","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith a genderfluid protagonist and 21st-century twist, this spirited debut pays homage to the British classics while joyfully centering an LGBTQ+ point of view, perfect for fans of Emily M. Danforth. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis charming, immersive read \"reminds all queer people, now more than ever, we deserve to take up space and matter\" (Kosoko Jackson). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrphaned young and raised with chilly indifference at an all-boys boarding school, Brontë Ellis has grown up stifled by rigid rules and social \"norms,\" forbidden from expressing his gender identity. His beloved novels and period films lend an escape, until a position as a live-in tutor provides him with a chance to leave St. Mary's behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGreenwood Manor is the kind of elegant country house Bron has only read about, and amid lavish parties and cricket matches, the Edwards family welcomes him into the household with true warmth. Mr. Edwards and the young Ada, Bron's pupil, accept without question that Bron's gender presentation is not traditionally masculine. Only Darcy, the eldest son, seems uncomfortable with Bron--the two of them couldn't be more opposite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a tragic fire blazes through the estate's idyllic peace, Bron begins to sense dark secrets smoldering beneath Greenwood Manor's surface. Channeling the heroines of his cherished paperbacks, he begins to sift through the wreckage. Soon, he's not sure what to believe, especially with his increasing attraction to Darcy clouding his vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing energy and inspiration from Charlotte Brontë, Jane Austen, E.M. Forster, and more while bowing to popular fiction such as \u003ci\u003ePlain Bad Heroines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Manor House Governess\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become a modern classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alcove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639105601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"C. a. Castle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43124476084405,"sku":"9781639105601","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_217f0a24-a36f-4e23-a729-89333dad044d.jpg?v=1694552856","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-manor-house-governess-9781639105601","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}