The Brontë Family: Sibling Rivalry and a Burial in Paradise

A psychological study of the Brontë siblings, exploring how loss, rivalry, and family roles shaped their lives and relationships.

This book explores the Brontë siblings growing up with maternal deprivation and loss, and how this affected their development both as children and as adults. It examines how their sibling rivalry led to disharmony and separation, where each of the surviving children became isolated and separated into their own personalities and beliefs.

Research into sibling rivalr...