The Jane Austen book sleuth is happy to inform Janeites that many Austen inspired books are heading our way in April, so keep your eyes open for these new titles. Nonfiction Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World, by Claire Harman This highly anticipated cultural biography of Jane Austen’s rise to fame and admiration [...]
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Austen Book Sleuth: New Books in the Queue for April
Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged Audio books, Austen Book Slueth, Books, Cheryl A. Wilson, Claire Harman, Cotillion, Deirdre Le Faye, Dr. Andrew Norman, Georgette Heyer, Historical Fiction, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Sequel, Jane's Fame, John Sutherland, Kathryn L. Nelson, Literature and Dance in Nineteenth-Century Britain, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mr. Darcy, Pemberley Manor, Pride and Prejudce, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Regency romance, Romantic Fiction, Samuel Johnson, Seth Grahame Smith, So You Think You Know Jane Austen?, The Nonesuch on 1 April 2009 | 4 Comments »
Pemberley Manor: Darcy and Elizabeth, for better or for worse, by Kathryn L. Nelson: The Sunday Salon Review
Posted in Austenesque Books, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged Austenesque Books, Book Review, Fiction, Historical Romance, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Sequels, Kathryn L. Nelson, Pemberley Manor, Romantic Fiction on 29 March 2009 | 11 Comments »
When a new Pride and Prejudice sequel lands on my doorstep, I freely admit that the Austen geek in me goes into adrenalin rush. Usually after the third chapter I can see the lay of the land. Is the language reminiscent? Are the characters respectfully rendered? Is the tone appropriate? Is the storyline plausible? By [...]









