The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern, by Robert Morrison — A Review

The Regency Years, by Robert Morrison (2019)

From the desk of Tracy Hickman: The subtitle for Robert Morrison’s history of Regency Great Britain, “during which Jane Austen writes, Napoleon fights, Byron makes love, and Britain becomes modern,” hints at the variety and diversity within its pages. In contrast to Jane Austen’s tightly focused fiction, famously self-described as “three or four families in... Continue Reading →

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Jane Austen’s Sanditon: With An Essay by Janet Todd — A Review

From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:  Sanditon, Jane Austen’s last unfinished novel is in the news. A new TV adaptation and continuation of the same name premiered in the UK on ITV on August 25, 2019. The new eight-part series was written by Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice 1995) and will be shown on... Continue Reading →

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The Making of Jane Austen, by Devoney Looser—A Review

From the desk of Katie Patchell: I remember what I felt when I discovered that Jane Austen was not famous in her lifetime: Outright shock. I had been a self-proclaimed Janeite for years when I discovered this fact. I had read her books multiple times, collected movie adaptations, researched and written papers about her novels... Continue Reading →

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Cover Reveal of The Jane Austen Society: A Novel, by Natalie Jenner

From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:  There’s a new debutante at the ball Janeites, and she’s going to knock your bonnets off. Meet author Natalie Jenner. Her debut novel, The Jane Austen Society, arrives on May 26, 2020—that’s 8 months and 17 days and counting. Mark your calendars. You will thank me! BOOK DESCRIPTION Just... Continue Reading →

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Polite Society: A Novel, by Mahesh Rao–A Review

Image of the cover of Polite Society by Mahesh Rao (2019)

From the desk of Katie Patchell: I have loved Jane Austen’s Emma for as long as I can remember. Yes—I mean that literally. When I was six, my first introduction to the Regency and the magnificent world of Jane Austen began with a battered VHS copy (Gwyneth Paltrow/Jeremy Northam version) and, well, has never ended.... Continue Reading →

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A Preview of Sanditon: A New Television Adaptation of Jane Austen’s Novel on Masterpiece Classic PBS

Premiering Sunday, August 25 on ITV, Sanditon will be the first television series inspired by Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel. Jane Austen fans in the UK have much to celebrate. Austen’s seaside Regency drama is being given the red-carpet treatment by the co-production team of Red Planet Pictures in the UK and MASTERPIECE PBS in... Continue Reading →

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The Chilbury Ladies Choir: A Novel, by Jennifer Ryan — A Review

From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:  Set in an English country village at the onset of WWII, The Chilbury Ladies Choir is told through letters and journal and diary entries by four female characters who are faced with keeping the home fires burning while their menfolk are off fighting Nazis. The first-person format intrigued... Continue Reading →

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The Work of Art: A Regency Romance, by Mimi Matthews — A Review

From the desk of Katie Patchell Recently, I discovered the joy that comes from not reading the description on the back of a book prior to opening page one. When I was asked to review The Work of Art, I heard “Regency” and “Laurel Ann recommends” and I was all for it. After downloading this... Continue Reading →

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Ayesha At Last: A Novel, by Uzma Jalaluddin— A Review

From the desk of Natalie Jenner:  I am a firm believer that the love story at the heart of Pride and Prejudice is the best-constructed romance arc in all of literature. Author Julian Barnes once said of Darcy and Elizabeth that “the lovers are really made for each other—by their creator. They are constructed for... Continue Reading →

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Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors: A Novel, by Sonali Dev — A Review

Recently I pulled Pemberley, or Pride and Prejudice Continued, by Emma Tennant off my bookshelf. I was feeling nostalgic after looking at my “to be read” pile of new Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice retellings that have or will hit bookstores this year. It was one of the first P&P inspired novels that I read... Continue Reading →

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Lost Roses: A Novel, by Martha Hall Kelly – A Review

A book review of LOST ROSES, bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly, second historical fiction novel set in Paris, New York and St. Petersburg during WWI and the Russian Revolution.

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A Modest Independence: Parish Orphans of Devon (Book 2), by Mimi Matthews – A Review

A five star book review of a Modest Independence, in which an impertinent, strong-willed woman and an independent bachelor travel from England to India in search of a lost friend and self discovery in Mimi Matthews' new historical romance.

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