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The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

 

Synopsis:

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?



This was good! SO GOOD!

Let me just say, I have not read the classic Jane Eyre....so I didn't know how the story would go or if it's similar or not....

OMG! I was hooked from the beginning.. This was so twisty! Literally made my jaw drop and even made me scream! No other book has done that as of yet. Of course I have cried before and laughed....but screamed. NEVER. I thought I knew where this book was going but I did not. The twist was so sharp! Definitely a fast paced novel which I love. Definitely recommend.

I listened to this, and I loved the 3 POV and different narrator for each. LOVED all 3. They fit perfectly.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for a free audio copy of The Wife Upstairs in exchange for my honest review.


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