![]() With all of its nods to the original work, it's a good nail-biter today and worth sticking with until the end. ![]() Instead of their meeting in a dank woods and Edward's horse throwing him, this Eddie is driving a muscle car and narrowly avoids hitting her as he speeds out of his driveway. The brooding Edward Rochester has been replaced by a self-confident Eddie who owns a McMansion where our Jane is a dog walker for the rich. ![]() The author issues a warning: This nightmare could still happen. A Dog-walking job in a wealthy neighborhood lands Jane in the path of Eddie, a rich and handsome widower. Rachel Hawkins has taken great liberties in modernizing this tale of a tragic love triangle, but even if you aren't familiar with the original story, it's believable and irritatingly possible even in modern times. And it is set in a gated community that you will recognize from the old English manor of the same name. were excited to chat with author Rachel Hawkins, who will discuss her. Rachel Hawkins is the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs and Reckless Girls, as well as multiple books for young readers.Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries. This suspenseful homage to Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre" is a modern retelling of the classic gothic novel. A gothic retelling of Jane Eyre, The Wife Upstairs finds a Birmingham newcomer. Get ready for a lightning-fast read with familiar characters in an altogether unfamiliar setting. ![]()
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