FONDNESS
He knew her to be clever, to have a quick apprehension as well as good sense, and a fondness for reading, which, properly directed, must be an education in itself. The Narrator on Edmund Bertram regarding Fanny Price, Mansfield Park, Chapter 2
As a bookseller, one of the exciting parts of my job is learning about new titles in the queue, reading the advance publicity and seeing them roll into the store. It can be like Christmas every day as anticipated titles arrive! It keeps my job fresh and exciting and I love it!
Here are a few new Austen inspired titles on the way over the next month that I am happy to announce.
First, and foremost in the queue, is The Pemberley Chronicles: A Companion Volume to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, (due out April 1st) ISBN: 978-1402211539.
The first novel in a ten books series, (yes, nine more books in the queue, hurrah!), that is the US premiere from the Australian author Rebecca Ann Collins. The entire series has been picked up by those wonderful people from Sourcebooks, an independent book publisher who is so supportive of our Austen-esque authors. You might recognize other popular tiles published by them such as the Amanda Grange hero series starting with, Mr. Darcy’s Diary, and the Letters from Pemberley series by Jane Dawkins.
The Pemberley Chronicles was first published in Australia in 1997 fueled by the author’s life-long passion for Jane Austen, and the 1995 BBC/A&E production of Pride and Prejudice. As the adaptation and novel conclude with the wedding of the Bennet sisters to Darcy and Bingley, the novels continue exploring their lives together, their families trials and exploits, and challenges in a changing society of early 19th-century England . Here is a tidbit from the author’s website.
No Regency soap opera, but a work true to the spirit of Jane Austen’s characters, The Pemberley Chronicles are an intriguing, moving and unprentious narrative, which follows the stories of the “Pemberley families” with affection and humour.
The next up in release order; Emma & Knightley: The Sequel to Jane Austen’s Emma, by Rachel Billington, (due out March 1st) ISBN: 978-1402212079, The Watsons and Emma Watson: Jane Austen’s Unfinished Novel Completed, by Joan Aiken and Jane Austen, (reprint with new publisher, due out March 1st. ), ISBN: 9781402212291, The Darcys Give a Ball: A Gentle Joke, Jane Austen Style, by Elizabeth Newark, (due out March 1st) ISBN: 978-1402211317, The Darcy Connection, by Elizabeth Aston (due out March 4th) ISBN: 978-1416547259, The Confession of Fitzwilliam Darcy, by Mary Street, (due out March 8th) ISBN: 978-0425219904, and Mrs. Darcy’s Dilemma: A Sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, by Diana Birchall (reprint with new publisher, due out April 1st), ISBN: 9781402213335.
It appears that the Darcy clan has a hold on the Austen book market this month!
Happy reading to all.
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Goodness, what an embarrassment of riches. I believe I shall stick to Jane’s words for a while. But it is nice to know that alternatives are available when one simply can’t get enough of Lizzy and her Mr. Darcy.
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