We discussed this in our book club. This is a possible prequel to Jane Eyre. Some had read Jane Eyre and some had not.It lets you feel that the woman in the attic had a vibrancy prior to her prior to her marriage.I think she does a good job of giving the other side of the story. Reading it does require an ability to move back and forth between the two characters without a formal heading, but i=I think it works well

The other side of the madwoman in the attic met in Jane Eyre...the beauty of this book is not just the tragic story of a woman devalued, but also the language and sense of place the Jean Rhys uses to lull the reader through the book.

A classic retelling of the Jane Eyre story, from the madwoman's point of view.

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