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. The brooding Edward Rochester has been replaced by a self-confident Eddie who owns a McMansion where our Jane is a dog walker for the rich. Happy Indepdendent Bookstore Day Dumping Debt Rated: G (General Audience) See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 5.29 - 24.38 Paperback 6.19 - 16.29 Mass Market Paperback 5.19 - 9.99 Library Binding 10.29 - 11.49 Select Condition Like New 6. The author issues a warning: This nightmare could still happen. The Wife Upstairs book by Rachel Hawkins ReadingRewards: Earn 2x points sitewide. 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. Title: The Wife Upstairs Author: Rachel Hawkins Published: January 6th 2021 Publisher: Harper Collins GB Pages: 304 Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Suspense RRP: 32. Get ready for a lightning-fast read with familiar characters in an altogether unfamiliar setting.
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