He said it was because he didn’t want to see her locked in an asylum. I couldn’t even quite decide exactly why Nico kept her locked up. The author did what she could, which is definitely more creative than anything I would have thought of, but I still didn’t buy it. You didn’t have many options to get rid of a crazy wife. Back in Jane Eyre’s day, once married, always married.

There’s no reason for that to happen now. (Highlight below to see what you’re missing) If you know the story of Jane Eyre, read on. I want to read Jane Moore’s story.Īnd then there’s the whole…does it even count as a spoiler if you’re talking about a well-known twist from a classic? I’ll be safe. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I somehow would have preferred the story to veer off in its own direction more. Rochester/Rathburn almost plows over Jane and they argue because she doesn’t know who he is? Check. Older brother figure locking her in a room overnight? Check. It was like there was a list of the major events and they were dutifully checked off. For me, anyway.įor my taste, this book was actually a little too faithful to the original. How exactly would all that Gothic deliciousness translate to the modern age? Reasonably well.īut first, what didn’t work. In this modern-day retelling of Jane Eyre, Jane Moore is a penniless student who’s just had to drop out of college and take a job as a nanny working for rock star Nico Rathburn.

Jane by April Lindner