In 1920s Hollywood, young John Doyle learns the craft of cinematography when a stupid mistake costs him his job. On a tip, he heads to Sloane Hall, the estate of a famous silent screen actress, Pauline Sloane, where he lands a position as chauffeur. Sloane Hall first offers him peace as he enjoys the bounty of the luxurious home, then unrest as its beautiful namesake returns and starts preparing for her first talking picture. Despite his best efforts to resist, John falls hopelessly in love with his employer. His future brightens, however, when she appears to return his affection, leading to plans for a secret wedding—until other awful secrets intrude, leading to heartbreak and separation. A story of obsession and forgiveness, Libby Sternberg’s Sloane Hall was inspired by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. —— “An original story with complex character development…(Sternberg) knows how to tell a story and she does it well….a refreshing tale.” Carolyne Van Der Meer, Bronte Studies journal, September 2011 “Libby Sternberg’s intelligent and intriguing Jane Eyre reimagining has achieved two of the most difficult goals in a novel: being a page turner and paying a worthy tribute to Charlotte Brontë’s immortal story.” — THE BRONTE BLOG “Sternberg never loses sight of the story she’s re-telling, but this novel is definitely her own. Readers have things to figure out and look forward to. Her prose flows beautifully with vivid descriptions of people and places, bringing to life a Los Angeles of times gone by. Fans of historical fiction and Jane Eyre in particular will relish this novel, and readers who enjoy a love story should definitely pick this one up.”—KATHERINE PETERSON, FRESH FICTION “Admittedly inspired by Jane Eyre, Sloane Hall contains a similar plot with a few surprising twists. As two very troubled individuals try to convince each other of their love, destructive forces work to destroy that attraction. All the characters are well developed, interesting people driven by their desires….What makes Sloane Hall different and intriguing is the setting. The depictions of the movie business and of social life amongst movie elite during Prohibition effectively take the reader back to a free-wheeling time—well worth reading.”—ROBIN LEE, ROMANCE REVIEWS TODAY”
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- Published on: 2013-09-06
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English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .75″ h x
5.25″ w x
8.00″ l,
.83 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 360 pages
In 1920s Hollywood, young John Doyle learns the craft of cinematography when a stupid mistake costs him his job. On a tip, he heads to Sloane Hall, the estate of a famous silent screen actress, Pauline Sloane, where he lands a position as chauffeur. Sloane Hall first offers him peace as he enjoys the bounty of the luxurious home, then unrest as its beautiful namesake returns and starts preparing for her first talking picture. Despite his best efforts to resist, John falls hopelessly in love with his employer. His future brightens, however, when she appears to return his affection, leading to plans for a secret wedding—until other awful secrets intrude, leading to heartbreak and separation. A story of obsession and forgiveness, Libby Sternberg’s Sloane Hall was inspired by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. —— “An original story with complex character development…(Sternberg) knows how to tell a story and she does it well….a refreshing tale.” Carolyne Van Der Meer, Bronte Studies journal, September 2011 “Libby Sternberg’s intelligent and intriguing Jane Eyre reimagining has achieved two of the most difficult goals in a novel: being a page turner and paying a worthy tribute to Charlotte Brontë’s immortal story.” — THE BRONTE BLOG “Sternberg never loses sight of the story she’s re-telling, but this novel is definitely her own. Readers have things to figure out and look forward to. Her prose flows beautifully with vivid descriptions of people and places, bringing to life a Los Angeles of times gone by. Fans of historical fiction and Jane Eyre in particular will relish this novel, and readers who enjoy a love story should definitely pick this one up.”—KATHERINE PETERSON, FRESH FICTION “Admittedly inspired by Jane Eyre, Sloane Hall contains a similar plot with a few surprising twists. As two very troubled individuals try to convince each other of their love, destructive forces work to destroy that attraction. All the characters are well developed, interesting people driven by their desires….What makes Sloane Hall different and intriguing is the setting. The depictions of the movie business and of social life amongst movie elite during Prohibition effectively take the reader back to a free-wheeling time—well worth reading.”—ROBIN LEE, ROMANCE REVIEWS TODAY”
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Captures the times – and our full attentions
By Traxy
“Sloane Hall” turns a familiar novel on its head – it’s based on Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre”. Jane is a man (John) and Mr. Rochester is a woman (Miss Sloane). There is no Adèle equivalent to look after, so instead, John is a chauffeur. He is also very different from Jane Eyre. While he too has a Tragic Past, his Lowood is no school for orphans, it’s a correctional facility for young boys, where the equivalent of Helen Burns isn’t so much bullied by a grown-up but in fact physically and sexually abused. Welcome to a world even grittier than that of the Brontës!Regardless of his anger issues, John does seem to be a fairly likeable man, however, and when he first meets Pauline Sloane, she definitely echoes Mr. Rochester beautifully, even though she’s a lot harder to like than our Byronic darling. Even less charming is Pauline’s manager, Robbie Morgan. If ever there was a character you’d happily trap in the Red Room, it’s him!If you think you know what’s going to happen, because you know the original, you have another thing coming. The twists and turns of this novel, while inspired by “Jane Eyre”, are not there to accommodate Brontë’s original and just plonk it down in 1920s Hollywood. Sternberg has created a story in its own right. It echoes “Jane Eyre”, but crucially, it ISN’T “Jane Eyre”. John isn’t Jane, Pauline isn’t Edward, and I think that’s why it works. To just do a gender reversal wouldn’t have made for half as interesting a story. It’s a fresh take and it’s well-written and well worth a read.”Sloane Hall” keeps with the times and it feels as if the author has done great research and really brings in a flavour of the times, and the changeover between silent movies and the “talkies” – something I have no knowledge about whatsoever, except now I feel enlightened on the subject. There are some very distinct differences between “Sloane Hall” and “Jane Eyre”, such as the Tragic Past of Pauline Sloane – sorry if I spoil things by saying that there’s no “mad husband in the attic”. What is there instead is suitable for the characters and the plot, and the fact that the novel doesn’t rely on Brontës novel to tell its story makes it work. This is a very good novel on its own and I’d highly recommend it to anyone. Probably at least 4 out of 5 film reels. Maybe even 4½.You can follow the author on Twitter: @LibbySternberg
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent Book
By Adina Bernstein
There are alot of writers who attempt to write fanfiction or updates of classic novels that will make fans want to forget they read the books and make the original writers (If they are not dead) spin in their graves.Ms. Sternberg’s book, thankfully is not one of them.Charlotte Bronte’s classic Victorial novel, Jane Eyre is transplanted to 1920′s Hollywood, the genders of characters have been switched. John Doyle (Jane) is a young man out of a reform school who finds a job as a chauffer to actress Pauline Sloane (Mr. Rochester). They are attracted to one another, but secrets and her past threatensMs. Sternberg keeps to original plot of Jane Eyre, but keeps it fresh and interesting, regardless of whether the reader has or has not read the original.My only qualm is that the jacket of the book says YA and I would not characterize this book as YA.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Tried too hard to be Jane Eyre, failed.
By J. Rose
A retelling of Jane Eyre, Sloane Hall tries hard to pay homage to the old classic, but in my opinion comes off as a shabby retelling that recreates each of Bronte’s characters at their worst.I did enjoy the new setting of the story – old Hollywood when “talkies” were coming onto the scene. Jane Eyre becomes John Doyle, a 21 year old trying to do camerawork in Hollywood. Hollywood as a good backdrop as to why the new Rochester (Eleanor Brickman/Pauline Sloane) was having such difficulties. I was enjoying the book (enough to give it 3 stars) up until the wedding scene – then I thought the book fell flat and disappointed, and as a result I only gave it 2 stars. The 2-part big reveal wasn’t a big reveal at all, it was kind of a let down, and you only needed the second reveal (that Marta drops), not the first reveal that Robbie tells.In all, it was an admirable effort. But John was too unforgiving and too angry – he always felt like he had something to prove, yet he wasn’t strong enough to stand up to Robbie or Eleanor. Marta, who sees so much but did nothing to help Eleanor escape the clutches of her abuse or Robbie. And Julia – a character that wasn’t necessary for the story to move forward at all.I also think the story would have been better if told from the third person as opposed to John’s point of view. I feel like we missed a lot of the story – Eleanor’s story mainly – by just being told things from John’s point. We only were able to view things (and Eleanor) as he saw them, and I would have liked to know more of what she was thinking, how she truly felt about Robbie, Marta and John.I’m a fan of strongly developed characters, and I didn’t feel like John or Eleanor were strongly developed. I think if the author didn’t feel the necessity to stick so closely to Jane Eyre, and used it as a light inspiration instead of a retelling (and regendered), Sloane Hall would have been better.
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