A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, The Wife Upstairs is perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware and Shari Lapena. P.S. For Jane Eyre fans or if you need a primer on the storyline of Jane Eyre before reading this, see Jane Eyes as told through Internet Memes. Jane Bell is new to Alabama. Living on the outskirts of the posh Thornfield Estates neighborhood, she initially works in a coffee shop, but then takes up dog-walking for the wealthy families within Thornfield. The book description reads : " A delicious twist on a Gothic Classic, Rachel Hawkin's "The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern Charm with atmospheric domestic suspense" and DELICIOUS IT IS! Richard informs Jane that Eddie had updated his will prior to his death. Jane now owns all of his assets as well as Southern Manors. Epilogue

When people who have the power to influence starts to lie about themselves in social media and real life, some innocent people will try to emulate them and lands up in terrible depression. The Wife Upstairs, by Rachel Hawkins, has so many delicious parallels to the old classic, Jane Eyre, but it has its own twists and turns, too. A book full of unlikeable people, which usually means I have a hard time enjoying the book, but in this case, everyone deserves each other and I kept wanting to see what was going to happen next. I couldn't help feeling I'd been here before but really, it was all new and intriguing, wondering what was real and what was for show, when the other shoe was going to drop, because things couldn't go on as they were. As she and Eddie start a relationship, Jane can't help but be curious about his late-wife, Bea, whose presence is still very much felt in his life. But what Jane doesn't know is that Eddie is keeping a secret - a big secret. And when the truth comes out, the consequences are far more deadly than anyone could ever have imagined...He owns a gorgeous house, he is smart and funny and (most importantly), his wife died in a boating accident, thus allowing Jane to swoop in and snap up that place by his side. And when we get to the reveals, they seemed weak and underwhelming for a thriller. I don't know if my expectations just weren't set correctly, but I found everything to be so silly and over-the-top, I kept giggling at inappropriate moments. It was so unrealistic and logistically impossible that it was hard to take the story seriously or to care about how everything shakes out. So I smile, tugging at the bottom of my army-green raincoat. “Came prepared,” I tell her, taking Bear’s leash. We’re standing in the front foyer of the Reed home. To my left is a giant framed mirror propped against the wall, reflecting me, Mrs. Reed, and Bear, already straining toward the door. There’s also a distressed wood table holding a bowl of potpourri as well as a pair of diamond hoop earrings, flung carelessly when Mrs. Reed came in last night from whatever charity function she’d been attending.

I read because books are a form of transportation, of teaching, and of connection! Books take us to places we’ve never been, they teach us about our world, and they help us to understand human experience.” Let’s take a close look to the story-line: Jane moves to Birmingham, Alabama, broke, looking for a fresh start, running away from something really dark about her past. We don’t know what is. But as we start to know more about her abused childhood at foster care, her kleptomaniac tendencies and mind games to control the power, we may sense she’s the person who has nothing to lose and the people are truly wrong about her: she isn’t the nice, naive dog walker! Now, if you are a reader that hates when Classics are reimagined, and you are familiar with Jane Eyre-then this book won't be for you.In The Wife Upstairs, Rachael Hawkins reimagines the classic gothic novel Jane Eyre as a Southern Gothic thriller set in Alabama. It’s in some ways successful, less so in others. But not so fast, there are secrets here. Jane can’t get over the vibe in Eddie’s house, Bea’s presence is seen everywhere in the way she decorated the house. She created and launched a hugely successful business which is now worth millions. Jane can’t help but feel that this house may never feel like it belongs to her and Eddie, even after they are married. She also has the neighborhood wives to convince that she will be an accepted part of their group.