Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Jane Steele

By Lindsay Faye

New York : GP Putman’s Sons, 2016

400 pages

Orphan Jane Steele after suffering from the hands of both her aunt and predatory cousin and after fighting for her life at a grim boarding school escapes to London.  After years of hiding from the law Jane discovers the death of her aunt and she returns to her childhood home incognito as a governess to meet its new master, Mr Thornfield. 

A satirical romance about identity, guilt and the nature of lies.

Inspired by this classic:  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

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