Poor Monday, nobody seems to like you, and apparently today is the worst Monday of the year, the third Monday of January. Don’t despair. I have three great reads to liven your Monday: 1- I found this article on Twitter this morning thanks to @Taragreaves who posted this fabulous article called Stop Chasing and StartContinue reading “Not #BlueMonday in #JaneEyre”
Tag Archives: Jane Eyre
Casting my villainous Mr. Rochester, Alan Rickman or Jeremy Irons?
In a recent interview for Brook Cottage Books as part of a Book Tour, I was asked, ‘If the movie rights to your novels are purchased, who would you like to play your main characters?’ I replied Alan Rickman in the first place, but I wasn’t completely convinced, so I added Jeremy Irons as myContinue reading “Casting my villainous Mr. Rochester, Alan Rickman or Jeremy Irons?”
Is Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall a Standalone #Novel or The Second Volume of a Trilogy?
I’d like to start by answering a previous question. Many people ask me if it’s necessary to have read Jane Eyre or Wide Sargasso Sea before reading the novels in the Eyre Hall Trilogy, and I always tell them it isn’t necessary. It’s true that some of the characters in my novels originally appeared inContinue reading “Is Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall a Standalone #Novel or The Second Volume of a Trilogy?”
Today is All Hallows. Find out What Happened at Eyre Hall on That Day #HalloweenBooks
Yesterday was All Hallows Eve, which has come to be known as Halloween. I wrote about how the festivity was celebrated in Victorian England, and what happened on that day at Eyre Hall. Today’s post is about what happened the following day, November 1st, All Hallows or All Souls’ Day. It is no spoiler thatContinue reading “Today is All Hallows. Find out What Happened at Eyre Hall on That Day #HalloweenBooks”
Characters, New and Used
I met Norah Colvin some months ago in the Blogging Universe. She is an enthusiastic teacher, writer, and an informative and supportive blogger. Please look up her thought-provoking blog. We usually bump into each other writing Flash Fiction at Carrot Ranch. Yesterday, Norah asked me a question, which has triggered this post. Norah’s question. ItContinue reading “Characters, New and Used”
Meet The Main Characters in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall
Main Characters in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall is the second volume in the sequel to Jane Eyre. Some of the main characters in this novel also appeared in Charlotte Bronte’s original novel, nevertheless, I have moved them on 22 years. I have developed their characters, reinventing them at aContinue reading “Meet The Main Characters in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall”
The Moon in Jane Eyre Part Two: At Thornfield Hall I
The Moon in Jane’s Arrival At Thornfield Hall and First Encounters with Mr. Rochester. This post is a continuation of a previous post on The Moon in Jane Eyre Part One: At Gateshead and Lowood which has been a very popular with readers interested in Jane Eyre. Check it out if you haven’t read itContinue reading “The Moon in Jane Eyre Part Two: At Thornfield Hall I”
‘Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall’ Available for Pre-order on Kindle
If you enjoy reading Victorian Gothic fiction, with plenty of romance, mystery, action, and suspense, you will love Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall, the second volume of The Eyre Hall Trilogy, which chronicles the lives and vicissitudes of the residents of Eyre Hall from the beginning to the height of the Victorian era. Following EdwardContinue reading “‘Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall’ Available for Pre-order on Kindle”
Three Line Thursday Challenge
Entwined Leaves trembling witnessed our promises. Reverent stems watched over your flesh and mine entwined. @LucciaGray Three Line Thursday: Three lines, maximum thirty words, in response to a weekly photo prompt. Have a look at the rules, admire the photo prompt, read the other entries, and why not take part? ************ The end ofContinue reading “Three Line Thursday Challenge”
Compassion in Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre was an orphan, who was brought up first by an unloving aunt, Mrs. Reed, and later at an institution for poor orphans, Lowood, before being employed as governess at Thornfield Hall. Although Jane suffered hardships and humiliations, and found very little compassion at that time, her life was not in danger due toContinue reading “Compassion in Jane Eyre”
Rereading Jane Eyre 