Genre: Mystery
Book Type: Audio
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Narrator: Emily Shaffer, Kirby Heyborne & Lauren Fortgang
Pages / Length: 304 pages / 8 hours and 57 minutes
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (January 5, 2021) / Macmillan Audio
Book Description:
A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans of B.A. Paris and Megan Miranda.
Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates––a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name.
But her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester. Recently widowed, Eddie is Thornfield Estates’ most mysterious resident. His wife, Bea, drowned in a boating accident with her best friend, their bodies lost to the deep. Jane can’t help but see an opportunity in Eddie––not only is he rich, brooding, and handsome, he could also offer her the kind of protection she’s always yearned for.
Yet 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, who launched a wildly successful southern lifestyle brand. How can she, plain Jane, ever measure up? And can she win Eddie’s heart before her past––or his––catches up to her?
With delicious suspense, incisive wit, and a fresh, feminist sensibility, The Wife Upstairs flips the script on a timeless tale of forbidden romance, ill-advised attraction, and a wife who just won’t stay buried. In this vivid reimagining of one of literature’s most twisted love triangles, which Mrs. Rochester will get her happy ending?
Thoughts: This was a good contemporary mystery in the re-telling of Jane Eyre. It was modern and good, but I found it very predictable, which took away slightly from the overall experience. I found the pace of the book to be good, and for it to flow and keep me interested, but it didn't leave me with anything overly shocking. Overall, it was a good and worthwhile read.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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