In a time when women, especially young ladies, were expected to be silent and compliant, she was vocal, independent, and brave. Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favorite protagonists. Then I read it a couple more times in college while studying women in literature and English literature. I read it once in my twenties at my mom’s insistence that it was an amazing book (she was right!). The Wife Upstairs is a contemporary reimagining of Jane Eyre set in the American south, Birmingham, Alabama to be specific. When I heard the title The Wife Upstairs, it definitely reminded me of Jane Eyre and for good reason.
Picking my first book was not easy, but when I read about a new book that is a reimagining of Jane Eyre, I couldn’t say no. Discuss how their different voices contributed to the character development of Jane, Bea, and Eddie.After a couple of years considering joining Book of the Month, I finally did it! I was so excited to get my first blue box. The audiobook is read by three different narrators. What argument do you feel like she was making about these themes in The Wife Upstairs? Did she successfully incorporate and update the feminist themes in Jane Eyre? The author, Rachel Hawkins, wrote her undergraduate thesis on gender and sexuality in Victorian novels. How is The Wife Upstairs different from other retellings you have read or listened to? How are the woman alike? How are they different? Can you sympathize with them both? The Wife Upstairs features two complex female characters, Jane and Bea. How can she ever measure up? And can she win Eddie’s heart before her past––or his––catches up to her? As Jane and Eddie fall for each other, Jane is increasingly haunted by the legend of Bea, an ambitious beauty with a rags-to-riches origin story. His wife, Bea, drowned in a boating accident with her best friend, their bodies lost to the deep. But her luck changes when she meets recently widowed Eddie Rochester, Thornfield Estates’ most mysterious resident. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. One of the "Most Anticipated Books of 2021" ––CrimeReadsĪ delicious twist on a Gothic classic, Rachel Hawkins's The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans of B.A.
One of the "Best and Most Anticipated Thrillers of the Year" ––Mystery and Suspense Magazine One of the "Most Anticipated Thrillers of 2021" ––She Reads One of the "Best New Books Coming Out in 2021" ––PopSugar
Named an Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads Pick for January 2021
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