A conversation with an English teacher.

There is an English teacher who frequents one of the coffee houses I like to go to, and every now and then we get into a conversation.

The other day we were talking about literature. I told her about my love of Jane Austen. She said she prefers the Brontës because she likes "darker" stories.

Thinking of Jane Eyre, I asked her, "Oh? So you like the idea of being locked in an attic?"

At that point her face lit up, her eyes went wide, and she broke into a smile. "Do I get to have books? I wouldn't mind being locked in an attic if I could have books!" 😄

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saintsong · 41-45, F

I think I read that in like grade 7? Was it a really thick book about a brother and sister who's step mother fed them rat poison on their donuts and the brother and sister got intimate with each other?

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@saintsong No. It was written in the 1800's. A man gets married and discovers that his wife is insane. However, divorce is not possible in that society, so he keeps her locked in an attic.

I think you are thinking of a more contemporary novel.