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January 2021 Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads Pick
A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, The Wife Upstairs pairs
Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans of
B.A. Paris and Megan Miranda.
Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke
dog-walker in Thornfield Estates--a gated community full of McMansions,
shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will
notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side
tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if
Jane is her real name.
But her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester. Recently widowed,
Eddie is Thornfield Estates' most mysterious resident. His wife, Bea,
drowned in a boating accident with her best friend, their bodies lost to
the deep. Jane can't help but see an opportunity in Eddie--not only is
he rich, brooding, and handsome, he could also offer her the kind of
protection she's always yearned for.
Yet as Jane and Eddie fall for each other, Jane is increasingly haunted
by the legend of Bea, an ambitious beauty with a rags-to-riches origin
story, who launched a wildly successful southern lifestyle brand. How
can she, plain Jane, ever measure up? And can she win Eddie's heart
before her past--or his--catches up to her?
With delicious suspense, incisive wit, and a fresh, feminist
sensibility, The Wife Upstairs flips the script on a timeless tale of
forbidden romance, ill-advised attraction, and a wife who just won't
stay buried. In this vivid reimagining of one of literature's most
twisted love triangles, which Mrs. Rochester will get her happy ending?
