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DEATH OF A SCHOOLGIRL by Joanna Campbell Slan
I read this some time ago, but would like to share it with you.
BOOK BEGINNINGS.
When Jane Eyre first wrote her autobiography, it was intended as a multivolume work, for she’d lived a rich and varied life despite her harsh beginnings. But after publication of the first volume of her early life, from her birth to her marriage in 1819, the book received such an overwhelming amount of attention – some positive, but much negative – that it quite turned her again publishing the rest of the story she’d written.
…reader discovered a handwritten manuscript…
And so, dear reader, her story continues…
Jane can’t help but fret when a letter arrives from Adèle Varens—Rochester’s ward and Jane’s former pupil, currently at boarding school—warning that the girl’s life is in jeopardy. Although it means leaving her young son and invalid husband, and despite never having been to a city of any size, Jane feels strongly compelled to go to London to ensure Adèle’s safety.
But almost from the beginning, her travels don’t go as planned—she is knocked about and robbed, and no one believes that the plain, unassuming Jane could indeed be the wife of a gentleman. Even when she arrives at the school, the headmistress takes her for an errant new teacher, and berates her for her late arrival. Most shocking to Jane is the discovery that Adèle’s roommate has recently passed away under very suspicious circumstances, yet no one at the school seems concerned. Taking advantage of the misunderstanding, she decides to pose as the missing instructor—and soon uncovers several unsavory secrets, which may very well make her the killer’s next target…
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This book looks so tempting! Great cover and blurb. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “AMHERST”
Check it out. I enjoyed it. 🙂
I love the cover and the excerpts! It sounds like you enjoyed this from your review so I’m definitely adding it to my TBR! Thanks for sharing!
Glad to hear it peaked your interest. Happy reading, Katherine. 🙂
You had me at Jane Eyre!
Happy weekend!
This is outside your normal reading genres. Are you enjoying it?
Yes, it kind of is, but there is a mystery. Yes, I did enjoy it. You know how it is, sometimes I just need a change of pace.