The author drops F bombs like they’re going out of style. Hawkins wasted no words but used every sentence to move the story along. The chapters were short and action-packed. The author does a good job of throwing in red herrings and keeping you unsure of whodunit. There is a good mystery to be solved, and I kept guessing through most of the book. This was a fast-paced book with lots of action. Rumors swirl throughout their elite neighborhood, Thornfield Estates, and soon everyone is questioning everything they think they know. But the dream soon resembles a nightmare when Jane learns that Eddie Rochester’s wife has been missing for months and is presumed dead. After a chance encounter with a very attractive, very wealthy man, she finds herself thrust into a whirlwind romance. The protagonist, Jane, truly a “Plain Jane” if ever there was one, is on her own in the world, hardened from a rough upbringing. Realizing that The Wife Upstairs drew inspiration from this classic and personal favorite, I couldn’t wait to start reading. 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. 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.
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