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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 44 MIN

Obsession, Voice, and Unreliable Narrators: Writing Lessons from Wuthering Heights

from Stories That Change Us · host Kat Lewis, Melissa Grace, Laurel Thomas, Micah Leydorf

Savage, obsessive, and ferociously emotional—Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights defies every expectation of the romantic novel. With an audacious narrative structure, unreliable narrators, and a setting that functions as both atmosphere and antagonist, Brontë creates a world where love corrodes, revenge endures, and passion refuses to die. Join us as we dissect how Wuthering Heights became a perennial bestseller—not by comforting readers, but by unsettling them—and what modern authors can learn from Brontë’s fearless approach to voice, structure, and emotional extremity to write fiction that truly lingers. https://instagram.com/storiesthat_changeus?igshid=eTlibmFxdXZmbXV5&utm_source=qr

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