Brontë: The World Without

By Jordi Mand

What happens when a passion is turned into a means to survive?

Sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë have always enjoyed writing and storytelling, but so far, it’s been for their own personal enjoyment. Now that their father is sick and their brother is an alcoholic, they have to be the ones to support the family. They’d rather focus on their careers than settling down with suitors anyway, so writing is what could save them. But is it also what could tear them apart? Jealousy, rivalry, and the strong need for self-expression threaten not only their livelihoods and relationships but also their confidence in creativity and what could be their legacy.

Told over five days in the span of three years, the fascinating story of the Brontë sisters’ pioneering literary careers unfolds to show what it was like to be an ambitious woman in the 1800s, and how similar it looks to the struggles women still face today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
• Release date: Aug 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9780369101037

Jordi Mand

Jordi Mand is a Toronto-based playwright who writes for theatre, TV, and film. As a playwright, her work has been produced around the world, published, and translated into multiple languages. Some of her plays include Between the Sheets, Caught, and Brontë: The World Without. For TV, she was a writer on the hit CTV Canadian crime drama, Cardinal. She is a graduate of the CFC’s Bell Media Prime Time TV Program and NTS's Acting program. Her adaptation of Little Women will premiere in June 2022 at the Stratford Festival. She has plays in development with the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company and the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre. She is also the writer for the upcoming film adaptation of The Honey Farm and is developing a TV series with Alibi Entertainment.