![]() ![]() That sort of ambiguity is something I love to devour in stories. It reminded me of The Wizard of Oz because she starts to recognize characters from her real life which makes it hard to tell if she’s really living Jane Eyre’s life or if it’s all a dream. ![]() ![]() The first thing that struck me as charming was Emma’s connection to the world of Jane Eyre. ![]() I had a lot of fun in A Breath of Eyre noticing the big and small references to Jane Eyre like similar plot points and even the similar school name. My favorite thing about modern retellings is looking for little references and clues to the original story. But escape soon arrives in an old leather-bound copy of Jane Eyre.Ī Breath of Eyre was a lovely debut novel about Emma Townsend who gets to live her own life as well as Jane Eyre’s in a fascinating re-telling that I loved. And her only romantic prospect - apart from a crush on her English teacher - is Gray Newman, a long-time friend who just adds to Emma's confusion. Perhaps it's because she feels like an outsider at her exclusive prep school, or because her stepmother doesn't come close to filling the void left by her mother's death. Emma Townsend has always believed in stories. ![]()
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