bookshelves: radio-4x, re-read, autumn-2012, published-1966, paper-read, colonial-overlords, caribbean-caper, fanfic-writeback

Really didn't like the book but how much of that was me ::at:that:time:: *shrugs* This is up for grabs at R4x so I'll swing by and have a listen.



#1 Tensions escalate amongst the former slaves on a Caribbean island. Prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, read by Adjoa Andoh.

#2 The mother of Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway marries an Englishman in Spanish Town, Jamaica. Read by Adjoa Andoh.

#3 Without her brother and parted from her mother, heiress Antoinette is sent off to school.

#4 Fresh from England, Rochester weds Creole heiress Antoinette and takes her to Dominica.

#5 Antoinette and Rochester's honeymoon develops into an intense love affair in Dominica. Read by Adam Godley.

#6 An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's character.

#7 Antoinette seeks advice, as malicious gossip puts a strain on her marriage to Rochester

#8 Antoinette opens up to her husband Rochester, but the following events lead to a betrayal.

#9 Antoinette returns home distressed. Husband Rochester makes plans to leave the island.

#10 Distressed Antoinette must come to terms with her future. Prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre concluded by Adjoa Andoh.