A friend of mine has access to about 15-20 Georgette Heyer novels and is willing to send them to me. Since he is overseas, this is a huge deal. I’m tempted to say all of them! But that might be expensive. He has said that one of them is Cotillion, which is my favorite Heyer, and I’m definitely getting that one. So here is my question, Heyer fans: Which Heyers are your favorites? Or more Read more…
So many readers suggested North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell in the comments during the Birthday Soiree that I decided to read it over Christmas. I can see why many fans love the book and suggested it but I was also stunned by how different it was from Jane Austen’s own work. Somehow, I thought it would be written in the same spirit as Pride & Prejudice. Clearly this was naive; Gaskell is a different Read more…
Austenprose has named The Unexpected Miss Bennet one of the Top 10 Jane Austen sequels, prequels, and retellings. And Austenesque Reviewer Jeffrey Ward named The Unexpected Miss Bennet one of his top Pride & Prejudice sequels of the year as well. I am very honored to be in such company. And thanks to everyone who read and loved Miss Bennet and shared their opinion with the Internet and their friends. As someone who is a Read more…