Following in the footsteps of the Brontes across meadow and moor, through village and town, award-winning writer Michael Stewart takes a series of inspirational walks through the lives and landscapes of the Bronte family, investigating the geographical and social features that shaped their work. This is a literary study of both the social and natural histories that have inspired writers and walkers, and the writings of a family that have touched readers for generations. We get to understand the wild, windy moors, see the imposing halls that may have inspired Thornfield Hall and learn about Bramwell's affair with a real life Mrs Robinson while treading the same landscapes. As well as describing in vivid detail the natural beauty of the moors and their surroundings, this book also encompasses the history of the north and the changing lives of those that have lived there.