I would love to see some kind of canonical adaptation of Holmes and Watson that works really closely with the original “Sherlock Holmes” stories and re-imagines it as a queer relationship. There is some evidence that Doyle, in fact, based Sherlock Holmes and John Watson off of a pair of his friends who had lived together as “confirmed bachelors” in London for a long time. Holmes and Watson are interesting figures in the history of queer studies and queer theory, and there is a really strong case to be made that Holmes and Watson have a romantic connection in addition to a platonic one. That’s a really good question, and I’ll start by answering the second part first. She earned her BA in literature from Middlebury College and her MFA in poetry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Currently, she is a creative writing instructor at the Interlochen Arts Academy.Ĭan you tell us about the process of writing in a teenage boy mindset? Did you ever consider a different gender dynamic to Holmes and Watson? Such as two girls or two boys? She’s also the author of the poetry collection “Girl-King” and is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. She is the author of the Charlotte Holmes novels, including “A Study in Charlotte,” “The Last of August” and “The Case for Jamie ,” which will be released March 6, 2018. I’m glad this is a start to a trilogy because I’m definitely looking forward to more Charlotte and Jamie.Brittany Cavallaro is a poet, fiction writer, and old school Sherlockian. I definitely recommend checking it out if you like mysteries or you’re a Sherlock Holmes fan. It’s both reminiscent of Arthur Conan Doyle and a fresh and original take on the relationships Holmes and Watson have with their enemies.
Cavallaro writes a heart-pounding mystery with twists that you definitely won’t see coming. So, really, you’re getting two mysteries in one, since Sherlock fans will be reading closely for every hidden detail!Ī Study in Charlotte will keep you on your toes from the first page to the last. Brittany Cavallaro herself has said that there are many Sherlock easter eggs hidden throughout the novel. There is a lot of reference to the original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, from the murder(s) being based off of Sherlock Holmes stories to Holmes’s quirks (yes, the violin is definitely present. The fact that their relationship starts with the murder of their classmate certainly puts them in a strange place, and luckily for the reader, one that leads to plenty of opportunities for adventure. In a nice change of pace, Holmes is (obviously) female, and that brings a new and intriguing relationship between Watson and Holmes. In the case of A Study in Charlotte, the story is told through Jamie’s point-of-view. Instead, we get to learn about Charlotte Holmes and James Watson, both descended from the original Sherlock and Watson respectively.Ĭavallaro balances her desire to re-imagine the world of Sherlock Holmes with the necessities that come with adapting such a well-known story. As danger mounts, it becomes clear that nowhere is safe and the only people they can trust are each other.Ī Study in Charlotte features a Holmes and a Watson, but not the ones that Sherlock fans are used to.
Convinced they’re being framed, they must race against the police to conduct their own investigation. Then a Sherringford student dies under suspicious circumstances ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Holmes stories, and Jamie and Charlotte become the prime suspects. Charlotte has been the object of his fascination for as long as he can remember–but from the moment they meet, there’s a tense energy between them, and they seem more destined to be rivals than anything else. But that’s not the only complication: Sherringford is also home to Charlotte Holmes, the famous detective’s enigmatic, fiercely independent great-great-granddaughter, who’s inherited not just his genius but also his vices, volatile temperament, and expertly hidden vulnerability. The last thing sixteen-year-old Jamie Watson–writer and great-great-grandson of the John Watson–wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. Needless to say, when I heard about Brittany Cavallaro’s A Study In Charlotte, I was beyond excited to read her modern interpretation: I’ve only become a real fan of the Sherlock Holmes universe in the past few months.
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