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Mr. Rochester
by Sarah Shoemaker
Somehow I have not seen a Jane Eyre adaptation on TV and not read Jane Eyre since Junior High School.
So going into this book fresh, was a very nice introduction back into Bronte's Thornfield Hall. And it is Mr. Rochester's time to shine. The reader is presented historical background into why Mr. Rochester is the way he is which is sorely needed I feel. What a great story of being at Blackfield Hall with Mr. Lincoln, receiving a wonderful education and experiencing idyllic romps around the forest with his boyhood pals. There he learns of Jamaica; where his father and brother have run off to while Edward is left behind. But Mr. Lincoln, his teacher, is far more warm and engaging to young "Jam" than his family ever was.
Next to learn about business at a mill, working and living with the Wilson's where he becomes like an adopted son to this childless set of parents. Edward seems destined to always be in his brother, Rowland's shadow, but he trusts his calculating father with his future. When it is finally time for Edward to come of age, travel to Jamaica, run his father's business which was handed to him, and find a wife he is ensnared into machinations that he never thought possible. No wonder a man becomes as cynical as he.
And then we are introduced to Jane Eyre, a governess at Thornfield Hall. Seeing her through Edward's eyes is a perspective I love.
I would rate this a 3.5, but have rounded up to 4 stars on Goodreads. I found this an enjoyable read.
I received this through Netgalley for an honest review.
So going into this book fresh, was a very nice introduction back into Bronte's Thornfield Hall. And it is Mr. Rochester's time to shine. The reader is presented historical background into why Mr. Rochester is the way he is which is sorely needed I feel. What a great story of being at Blackfield Hall with Mr. Lincoln, receiving a wonderful education and experiencing idyllic romps around the forest with his boyhood pals. There he learns of Jamaica; where his father and brother have run off to while Edward is left behind. But Mr. Lincoln, his teacher, is far more warm and engaging to young "Jam" than his family ever was.
Next to learn about business at a mill, working and living with the Wilson's where he becomes like an adopted son to this childless set of parents. Edward seems destined to always be in his brother, Rowland's shadow, but he trusts his calculating father with his future. When it is finally time for Edward to come of age, travel to Jamaica, run his father's business which was handed to him, and find a wife he is ensnared into machinations that he never thought possible. No wonder a man becomes as cynical as he.
And then we are introduced to Jane Eyre, a governess at Thornfield Hall. Seeing her through Edward's eyes is a perspective I love.
I would rate this a 3.5, but have rounded up to 4 stars on Goodreads. I found this an enjoyable read.
I received this through Netgalley for an honest review.