While the strangers that MacColl’s Charlotte and Emily meet and the situations that they find themselves in aren’t historically accurate, fans of the Brontë’s writing will appreciate the ways in which they tie in with the plots of their most famous novels. It’s like MacColl took a long, hard look at the ways in which Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights are similar to and differ from each other and asked what if they were inspired by the same mysterious events. Always Emily may not be completely historically accurate, but it rings true, and in my opinion, that’s more important. Read more →