May 2014 Host:  Stephanie

 

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

 

Summary

 

This classic novel is a story of a plain-faced, passionate, and intelligent English orphan.  Growing up, Jane is abused by her aunt and her cousins and then is sent to a very strict boarding school (where she is also abused).  She survives her relatives and the boarding school and takes a governess position.  Her employer is an aristocrat and despite their different stations, they are drawn into a powerful love.  Strange things then begin happening at the estate such as mysterious laughter, stabbings, and fires.  Her employer’s dark past eventually comes to light, even so, Jane is almost obsessed by her intense love for him.  This must-read novel is brilliant, dark, at times funny, and hauntingly eerie. 

 

Menu

 

Baked Potatoes

 

Chile

 

Cheese Topping

 

Salad

 

Carrot Cake