Bronte’s Jane, extremely passionate and also devout, struggled to walk the middle path between righteous morality and passion.įor Sinclair’s Jane, carnal pleasures easily win the battle. In her initial quiet months at the Hall, before Rochester makes his appearance, Jane’s “sole relief” is to walk along the corridors and arouse herself by gazing at these works of art as preparation for her secret remedy. There are explicit paintings, statues and effigies of “strange flowers, strange birds and the strangest human beings in contorted positions”.

On the walls of Thornfield Hall hang tapestries of men and women, gods and mermaids copulating. In Jane Eyre Laid Bare, author Eve Sinclair takes off from the undertones and whiffs of sexual tension with which Charlotte Bronte had carefully nuanced the original Jane Eyre. This book is one among many that merit writer Ambrose Bierce’s remark - “The covers of this book are too far apart.” The overdose of mindless sex in the book could numb your brain.

Smile at the turn of phrase or applaud Jane’s ingenuity, but don’t hope for a joy ride. How does she deal with the tedium of a journey in solitude? By positioning herself over the wooden handle of the carriage for a quick orgasm - her “secret remedy to alleviate the disquiet of the mind”. Just a page into the novel, we see Jane Eyre, at the tender age of 18, en route to Thornfield Hall where she will be governess to one young Adele Varens. Almost everyone in the book, almost all the time, is engaged in twists of the pleasurable, carnal variety. Jane Eyre Laid Bare adds an erotic turn to the classic tale right from the cover, and the promise is kept many times over. 'An intriguing idea for a mashup.Here’s something that packs a wallop for those of you left distraught by the lack of anything remotely erotic in the Fifty Shades Of Grey. Jane Eyre may have arrived at Thornfield an unfulfilled and tentative woman, but she will leave a very different person… Who is the enigmatic Rochester and why is she attracted to him? What are the strange, yet captivating noises coming from the attic, and why does the very air she breathes feel heavy with passion? Only one thing is certain. When an eager and curious Jane Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall her sexual desires are awakened. And in JANE EYRE LAID BARE, author Eve Sinclair writes between the lines to chart the smoldering sexual chemistry between the long-suffering governess and her brooding employer. After all, the original was written in 1847. It's a novel that simmers with sexual tension but never quite reaches the boiling point. Everyone is familiar with Charlotte Brontë's passionate, but restrained novel in which the plain, yet spirited governess Jane Eyre falls for the arrogant Mr.

Jane Eyre Laid Bare by Eve Sinclair