I didn’t experience typical southern charm in the book (southern, yes charm, no) and if you pick it up with charm in mind, you might be disappointed. Genre/categories Description:s The Wife Upstairs is described as a twisty retelling of Jane Eyre with southern charm.

Their insta attraction is complicated because Jane is running from her past and Eddie has secrets of his own. One day while walking through the estates, she meets Eddie Rochester, a rich widower, whose wife recently died in a boating accident. She supplements her income by stealing jewelry and other small items from her clients. After a brief stint in a coffee shop, she becomes a dog walker in the upscale, gated community of Thornfield Estates. Plain but street smart Jane has aged out of the foster care system and is struggling to make it on her own in a small suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. All opinions are my own.Ī twisty, slow-burn, domestic suspense story inspired by Jane Eyre. Thanks, #NetGalley for a complimentary e ARC of #TheWifeUpstairs for an honest review. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. (Jan.Genre/Categories: domestic suspense, psychological thriller Nonetheless, this suspenseful domestic thriller will keep readers turning the pages. Hawkins shows real wit in outsider Jane’s sharp-eyed take on the entitled ladies of Thornfield Estates, but the mercenarily motivated characters will put off some readers. As the police reopen their probe, an increasingly concerned Jane starts investigating Bea’s fate and what part, if any, Eddie played. Then Blanche’s body is found, and it’s clear from the massive skull fracture that her death was no accident. Sparks fly, but plain Jane has a tough time living up to the legend of the glamorous Bea, who created the Southern Manors lifestyle brand. Shortly after starting to walk dogs in tony Thornfield Estates, a gated community in Birmingham, Ala., the penniless young woman calling herself Jane meets dashing recent widower Eddie Rochester-whose wealthy wife, Bea Mason, went missing and was presumed drowned in a boating mishap, along with her BFF Blanche Ingraham, six months earlier. YA author Hawkins ( Her Royal Highness) makes her adult debut with this spirited reboot of Jane Eyre.

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