Featured this Week: Inspired by Jane

Margot Livesey, the author of The House on Fortune Street, found inspiration for her newest novel in the pages of Charlotte Bronte's beloved classic Jane Eyre. In The Flight of Gemma Hardy, young Gemma is sent to live with her kind uncle in Scotland after the death of her widower father. Gemma soon finds herself an unwelcome guest in this home and at her private school. She takes a job as an au pair on the Orkney Islands, where she meets the intriguing Mr. Sinclair. Livesey's book brings to life the breathtaking setting of Scotland in the 1950s and '60s, as well as shares the unforgettable story of a Jane-inspired heroine. Fans of Bronte's work and lovers of fine literature alike will enjoy Gemma's tale..