Let’s Read For Fun “Salt & Broom” by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Hey Read For Funners, October's book is a retelling of Jane Eyre. Since it's October, did we mention she's a witch? Ooooooooo.

One GoodReads reviewer described it as, "Set in winter with ghostly elements, it brings a cozy cottage core/fairy core vibe,” which makes sense as the author Sharon Fisher is a local author and "when not writing, you'll mostly find her wandering the Pacific Northwest woods looking for fairies and mushrooms.”

This book reads more as an inspired by tale, rather than a retelling. There are traces here and there of the original story, but the author is not a slave to it. So for those who’ve read and loved Jane Eyre there will be something new to consider and for those who’ve never picked it up, here’s a chance to see if the core story appeals! It’s a BOGO, Funners!

From the cover:

"Salt and broom, make this room Safe and tight, against the night."

"Trunks packed with potions and cures, Jane Aire sets out on a crisp, clear morning in October to face the greatest challenge of her sheltered girls’-school existence."

"A shadow lies over Thornfield Hall and its reclusive master, Edward Rochester. And he’s hired her only as a last resort. Jane stumbles again and again as she tries to establish a rapport with her prickly new employer, but he becomes the least of her worries as a mysterious force seems to work against her."

"The threats mount around both Jane and Rochester—who’s becoming more intriguing and appealing to her by the day. Jane begins to fear her herb healing and protective charms may not be enough to save the man she’s growing to love from a threat darker and more dangerous than either of them imagined."

As always you do NOT have to finish reading the book. But know that there will be spoilers in the discussion; there always are.

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