ONE of music’s most enigmatic performers will lend her words to permanent monuments to the Brontë sisters.

Kate Bush, whose Emily Brontë-inspired song Wuthering Heights made her a superstar, is one of the big names involved in the Brontë Stones project, which will see four art installations placed between the sisters’ birthplace in Thornton and their home in Haworth.

Also contributing are poet Carol Ann Duffy, poet and novelist Jackie Kay and novelist Jeanette Winterson.

Curated and delivered by Bradford Literature Festival and originated by writer Michael Stewart, the Brontë Stones project features four new works of writing, engraved onto stones in different locations connecting Thornton and Haworth.

There will be a stone dedicated to each sister, and one looking at the family’s wider legacy.

Accompanied by maps created by Christopher Goddard, the stones take visitors on a journey in the footsteps of the sisters.

The Brontë Stones will be inaugurated on July 7 at Bradford’s Midland Hotel. The next day Mr Stewart will lead visitors on a tour, taking in each of the stones.

The project has been made possible by funding from Arts Council England and Provident Financial Group PLC.

Kate Bush said: “I’m delighted to be involved. Each sister being remembered by a stone in the landscape where they lived and worked is a striking idea. Emily Brontë only wrote the one novel - an extraordinary work of art that has truly left its mark.

“To be asked to write a piece for Emily’s stone is an honour and, in a way, a chance to say ‘thank you’ to her.”

Mr Stewart said: “I first conceived of this project in October 2013. I live in Thornton and have long wanted my village to receive recognition for its place in the Brontë story. It’s fantastic to see the project come to fruition.”

Kitty Wright, Brontë Society executive director, said: “We’re thrilled to be playing a part in this exciting project and are delighted the Anne Stone will be situated in the Parsonage grounds, where Anne spent almost all her life.” Tickets for the launch and walk are on sale at bradfordlitfest.co.uk