But paying her way as a cleaning girl means she’s always exhausted and permanently behind in school. After her uncle’s death, her aunt’s cold neglect makes Gemma eager to go to boarding school. Gemma Hardy is a young orphan who’s taken in by a kind uncle, only to lose him as well.
Sinister rumors about a teacher’s wife who committed suicide, the mysterious disappearance of the previous scholarship student, and the strange dislike of Lucien’s brother Jack all add up to a creepy mystery that Jane’s life may depend on.Īpparently, 1950s Scotland was such a grim, Dickensian place that this retelling isn’t such a huge cultural jump. She wins an academic scholarship to the elite Birch Grove Academy, makes new friends, and even has a crush on the headmistress’s son Lucien… but of course it’s too good to be true.
This retelling is unique in that it retains the strong spiritual elements that were so central to the original Jane Eyre.įor everyone who wished Jane Eyre could be more like Twilight, your wish has been granted! In this paranormal gothic romance, Jane Williams is a young orphan who’s grown up in a series of foster homes. Her boss, wealthy hotel magnate Ethan Stuart, is a temperamental guy with secrets of his own. In this version, Bea Stephens is an intelligent but cash-strapped young woman who quits college because she’s out of money (what, no student loans?) and takes a job as a nanny to save up so she can go back to school. Many of Jane’s challenges come from refusing to compromise her integrity or her independence in exchange for material comforts or social standing. One problem with moving a classic story two centuries into the future is making the plot adapt to a drastically different society. Will one of these adaptations win your heart?Īn American Heir: A Modern Retelling of Jane Eyre These modern retellings of Jane Eyre have settings ranging from 1950s Britain to a steampunk alternate universe powered by fairy technology. There’s nothing quite like Jane Eyre, that classic gothic romance about a young Victorian woman torn between passionate love and her spiritual integrity. Jane Eyre Retellings? Reader, We Reviewed Them
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