I haven't read Jane Eyre either (or did I, when I was reaalllll young?) -- so maybe the synopsis on wikipedia will be helpful before I look at Fforde's book:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre
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a strange laugh in the halls, a near fatal fire from which she has to save the master of the house, ..... a violent madwoman whom he keeps imprisoned in the attic,
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Oh yeah. I read that and had nightmares for eons. One reading was quite enough.