Retelling: Jane Eyre
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Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 🌊 A Haunting Reimagining of the Woman in the Attic
Few novels have inspired as much literary discussion as Wide Sargasso Sea. First published in 1966, Jean Rhys’ novel reimagines the life of Bertha Mason, the infamous “madwoman in the attic” from Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, giving her a history, a voice, and an identity of her own. Set against the backdrop of post-emancipation Jamaica,…