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My mother-in-law was born in Iceland but raised in the U.S. by her aunt. My now-husband and I went to Iceland several years ago to meet the family that he never knew for the first time, so the story felt familiar in a second-hand sort of way. It‘s a beautiful and engaging read.

Jane Eyre retelling! Yes please!

Very nice smooth, atmospheric writing. The first half of the book recalling Gemma‘s childhood was probably the best part, although the second half still had good parts. The attention to environments is amazing.

Finally a day off. I plan to finish this twist on Jane Eyre this weekend. It‘ll be the only book I‘ve both started and finished this year...so I‘m clearly off to a speedy start. 😐

I found several #green book covers on my shelves. More than I expected! #ReadingResolutions @Jess7

After a really long day of doctor‘s appointments, hosting a gazillion kids at our house for a pre-trick or treating dinner, and Halloween mayhem, I finally have a spare moment to open my #halloweengoespostal package (I am hiding in my closet to get that spare moment 😂)!

Thanks so much, @SilversReviews for the lovely gifts! I can‘t wait to put on those cozy socks!

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I pick books by pulling them off the shelf, opening to the middle and reading a page. This way I can tell if I'm in the mood for a certain book or not.

By doing this, I'd picked this before I realized it was a re-telling of Jane Eyre. Livesey does a great job making this her own. The same major plot points are there, but I only recalled Jane once I set this down for the day. Gemma is her own person and the 1960s setting gives her more options.👇

Once again, I have to disagree with a number of reviewers on GoodReads. I loved this modern day retelling of Jane Eyre!

Ironically the first line of this chapter when I sat down to my lotsa-protein, lotsa-pepper bowl this morning was 'There was no bacon for breakfast this morning.' Getting my #janeeyre any way I can with this retelling.

This Jane Eyre retelling didn't compare to the original. The childhood portion was decent, but my biggest complaint was the lack of tension between the Jane/Rochester characters. Just read Bronte instead.

Hell yeah!! Mic drop!! 😎👏🏼

Enjoying this retelling of Jane Eyre. Though, got a tad confused regarding setting. The time period is post-WWII and yet at one point she was carrying around a torch?? 🤔🙃😅

📖Reading this weekend📖 A Jane Eyre retelling

This became the #LastBookIStacked when my friend discovered she had two copies and gave the extra one to me. #SeasonsReadings16

Has anyone read this one? I'm a hardcore collector of anything Jane Eyre and I'm told this is modern version.... #janeeyre #theflightofgemmahardy #gemmahardy #margotlivesey

This book seemed pretty disjointed, like it was two separate books. I really enjoyed the first half but the second half dragged on for what felt like forever.

I know this is really low compared to most people but I'm excited to hit 100 followers and over 1000 Litfluence - nerd alert! 🤓

Apparently I'm in a mood for Jane Eyre retellings.

Jane Eyre, but not. More modern, just as chilling.

I enjoyed this book. The main character was one that interested me with her diligence and strength. A (somewhat) modern tale of Jane Eyre.