Jane Eyre Chronicles #2
Berkley
April 2013
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Featuring: Edward Rochester; Jane Rochester
320 pages ISBN: 0425253511 EAN: 9780425253519 Kindle: B009KUNTMC Trade Size / e-Book Add to Wish List
In her classic tale, Charlotte BrontΓΒ« introduced readers to the strong-willed and intelligent Jane Eyre. The Jane Eyre Chronicles pick up where BrontΓΒ« left off, with Jane married to her beloved Edward Rochester and mother to a young son. But Jane soons finds herself having to protect those she lovesΓ’β¬Β¦
While extensive repairs are being made to Ferndean, their rural home, Jane and Edward accept an invitation from their friend Lucy Brayton to stay with her in London. Jane is reluctant to abandon their peaceful life in the countryside, but EdwardΓ’β¬β’s damaged vision has grown worse. She hopes that time in the capital will buoy his spirits and give him the chance to receive treatment from an ocular specialist.
Once in London, the Rochesters accompany Lucy to the Italian Opera House. But there is more drama in the audience than on stageΓ’β¬βJane not only unexpectedly finds herself in the presence of King George and his mistress, Lady Conygham, she also encounters an old nemesis in the form of Lady Ingram (whose daughter, Blanche, once hoped to wed Edward herself). The aging dowager deals both Jane and Lucy a very public snub; hoping to mitigate the social damage caused by this, Lucy insists on visiting the Ingrams the next day. The visit goes poorly from the startΓ’β¬βand ends with Lady Ingram dropping dead in the midst of taking tea. It soon becomes clear that the dowagerΓ’β¬β’s death was an unnatural one, and Jane must set her considerable intelligence to the problem of solving itΓ’β¬βand why the throne appears to have an interest...
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