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Jane Steele, by Lyndsay Faye
I was sold on this book when I heard somewhere along the bookish grapevine that it was Jane Eyre, if Jane was a murderess. I was also sold because Lyndsay Faye is one of my favorite historical mystery writers; I trusted her to do justice to the original Jane. Jane Steele is not a retelling. Rather it is the story of a woman whose life contains echoes of the novel. She has a cruel aunt who sends her away to an even crueler school. She is hired as a governess by a man named Thornfield. Beyond these and other echoes, however, Jane Steele and the eponymous character easily stand on their own. I had a great time reading this book...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.
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