On that note, there are SO many twists and turns in this novel.
It’s quite clever, and raises plenty of questions about what is actually going on behind the scenes. But Eddie and Bea also get their say.īea’s story comes with the most interesting format – hers being told through a series of long letters. Jane is the main character, and thus dominates the pages. So, did it hold up to those high expectations? For the most part, yeah, it did! The Wife Upstairs is told through several perspective shifts, one of which also results in a format change. I was instantly curious about who the wife upstairs truly was, and how it was all going to come into play.
Discuss how their different voices contributed to the character development of Jane, Bea, and Eddie.The Wife Upstairs immediately caught my attention, thanks to that vibrant cover. The audiobook is read by three different narrators. What argument do you feel like she was making about these themes in The Wife Upstairs? Did she successfully incorporate and update the feminist themes in Jane Eyre? The author, Rachel Hawkins, wrote her undergraduate thesis on gender and sexuality in Victorian novels. How is The Wife Upstairs different from other retellings you have read or listened to? How are the woman alike? How are they different? Can you sympathize with them both? The Wife Upstairs features two complex female characters, Jane and Bea. How can she ever measure up? And can she win Eddie’s heart before her past––or his––catches up to her? 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. His wife, Bea, drowned in a boating accident with her best friend, their bodies lost to the deep. But her luck changes when she meets recently widowed Eddie Rochester, Thornfield Estates’ most mysterious resident.
Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. One of the "Most Anticipated Books of 2021" ––CrimeReadsĪ delicious twist on a Gothic classic, Rachel Hawkins's The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans of B.A. One of the "Best and Most Anticipated Thrillers of the Year" ––Mystery and Suspense Magazine One of the "Most Anticipated Thrillers of 2021" ––She Reads One of the "Best New Books Coming Out in 2021" ––PopSugar Named an Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads Pick for January 2021
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