Modern Jane Eyre – flannel and folklore

Re Jane by Patricia Park

I love Jane Eyre. I say I love it, but what I mean is that I capital letter L-O-V-E Jane Eyre. So it should come as no surprise that I try to read all the retellings. I haven’t decided whether or not this is a good idea. I’ve had varying levels of success. The FlightContinue reading “Re Jane by Patricia Park”

The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey

Margot Livesey‘s “The Flight of Gemma Hardy” is a modern homage to one of my favorite novels, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Icelandic born Gemma first loses her mother, then her father, before being taken to Scotland by her doting uncle. Jane’s daunting Lowood School becomes Gemma’s Claypoole. Only Claypoole closes early and a young, brightContinue reading “The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey”