![]() ![]() ![]() 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. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estatesa gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The brooding Edward Rochester has been replaced by a self-confident Eddie who owns a McMansion where our Jane is a dog walker for the rich. A Gothic Suspense Thriller About the Book Buy Book Buy Audiobook Preview Excerpt Read Book Preview BookBub Goodreads About the Book Meet Jane. ![]() The author issues a warning: This nightmare could still happen. 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. This suspenseful homage to Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre" is a modern retelling of the classic gothic novel. Get ready for a lightning-fast read with familiar characters in an altogether unfamiliar setting. ![]()
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