Review: A charming extension of Jane Eyre's story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2012
I was fortunate to grab this when it was a free Kindle offering and happy I did. I had recently re-read 'Jane Eyre' and seen a recent film based on the book, and was pondering just how Jane and Mr. Rochester had managed to work out their differences and make a life together.  Jane was a fearless girl in her own way, and this story continues to present her with adventures and challenges to test her growing sense of maturity and new role as a wife and lover.  Jane is a product of a society in which women were kept in the dark regarding sexual matters, and the author, Kimberly Bennett, knew that Jane would need to brought forward gently in her responses to her husband's desires. Sexuality, its expression and repression, was a central theme in Bronte's book, and it continues to be a central focus in Bennett's book.  Jane continues to be the thoughtful, intelligent, and introspective woman she was before, but now she has much more to think about, and a husband to nuture, heal and enjoy.  I enjoyed seeing her grow into her natural scope, and to learning that even Mr. Rochester could be charming, even yearning.  This book was a worthy follow-up to the original.