The Wife Upstairs
Rachel Hawkins
3.76 · 40 ratings · Published: 05 Jan 2021
But her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester. Recently widowed, Eddie is Thornfield Estates’ most mysterious resident. His wife, Bea, drowned in a boating accident with her best friend, their bodies lost to the deep. 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.
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. How can she, plain Jane, ever measure up? And can she win Eddie’s heart before her past—or his—catches up to her?
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- retellings 3
- contemporary 3
- psychological 3
- gothic 3
- crime 3
- drama 2
- horror 2
- unreliable narrator 2
- realistic 2
- domestic drama 2
- love triangle 2
- historical fiction 1
- family 1
- multiple pov 1
- dark 1
- secrets 1
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- audiobook 3
- book 1
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- murder 2
- death / grief 2