It doesn’t match up with what I think Bea and Eddie’s main motivations were (money, for both of them), and I just don’t think it seems very likely. Also, the beginning of the ending was great. I liked the short chapters, and there were definitely moments when I was at the edge of my seat. I loved the dual perspective, and was particularly interested in Bea’s story. Like I said, this book was a fast paced, psychological thriller.
Other than the fact that she borrowed a lot of names from the original story, I would consider this a very loose retelling. It didn’t really work as a modern retelling for me, but I did get where the author was going with it. She meets Edward, aka Eddie, falls in love, isn’t sure whether Eddie is still in love with someone else (his dead wife), and there’s even a John who is maybe interested in a relationship with her, but not really. But after that, things are relatively similar. This is a fast paced psychological thriller that definitely doesn’t follow our Jane from her childhood through her arrival at Thornfield. The Wife Upstairs is basically a modern retelling of the Brontë classic, Jane Eyre. Will Jane win Eddie’s heart and live happily ever after? Or will Eddie’s past, or Jane’s, catch up with them? Jane Eyre & The Wife Upstairs
There’s something unsolved and mysterious about Bea and her death. No more dog-walking for Jane.īut Eddie’s ex wife, Bea, who apparently drowned along with her best friend and fellow Thornfield resident Blanche, haunts Jane. Before she knows it, Jane is living with Eddie, participating those Beautification meetings, and dressing like the other bored housewives in the gated community. When Jane meets Eddie, Thornfield’s recently widowed most-eligible-bachelor, her life does a complete 180.
The Wife Upstairs follows Jane, a down on her luck dog walker working in the gated community of Thornfield Estates, full of shiny SUVs, McMansions, and wealthy housewives who participate in groups like the “Neighborhood Beautification Committee”.
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