Unclaimed: The Memoirs
of Jane E, Friendless Orphan is a futuristic retelling of the first half of
the classic Jane Eyre penned by Charlotte Bronte. We meet Jane at age 10, when
she is living as a foster child with the Van Deers family. An unclaimed embryo,
she never knew her parents. Due to their mutual dislike, she is sent to live at
the Naomi Froundation, a work/study program in Delhi. There she meets Aidaan, a
Catholic who becomes her one friend, and learns how to weave secret messages in
cloth. As Jane seeks to find her place in the world, she learns some important
lessons about herself and about faith.
While this story definitely pays homage to the original, one
need not have read the classic to appreciate it. By the same token, knowing the
underlying story does not take away from the enjoyment of reading Unclaimed. Cupp has penned an
intriguing, thought-provoking tale well-worth spending time with.
1 comment:
Thank you so much for this review!
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