Picture a vintage 19th-century romance with a Southern gothic twist! Rachel Hawkins’ deliciously smart mystery starts with the basic ingredients of a classic gothic tale like Jane Eyre or Rebecca, then tosses them in the deep fryer with a sweltering new setting and spicy modern twists. In this vivid reimagining of one of literature’s most twisted love triangles, which Mrs. 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.

How can she, plain Jane, ever measure up? And can she win Eddie’s heart before her past––or his––catches up to her? 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. 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. His wife, Bea, drowned in a boating accident with her best friend, their bodies lost to the deep. Recently widowed, Eddie is Thornfield Estates’ most mysterious resident. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name.īut her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester. 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. 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. January 2021 Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads PickĪ delicious twist on a Gothic classic, The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans of B.A. One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021: CNN

'Compulsively readable.a gothic thriller laced with arsenic.' –– EW Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller

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