Original Stories Inspired by Literature's Most Astute Observer of the Human Heart
Ballantine
October 2011
On Sale: October 11, 2011
464 pages ISBN: 0345524969 EAN: 9780345524966 Kindle: B004JN1DFU Trade Size / e-Book Add to Wish List
Stories by: Lauren Willig β’ Adriana Trigiani β’ Jo Beverley β’ Alexandra Potter β’ Laurie Viera Rigler β’ Frank Delaney & Diane Meier β’ Syrie James β’ Stephanie Barron β’ Amanda Grange β’ Pamela Aidan β’ Elizabeth Aston β’ Carrie Bebris β’ Diana Birchall β’ Monica Fairview β’ Janet Mullany β’ Jane Odiwe β’ Beth Pattillo β’ Myretta Robens β’ Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway β’ Maya Slater β’ Margaret C. Sullivan β’ and the winner of a story contest hosted by the Republic of Pemberley website
βMy feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.β If you just heaved a contented sigh at Mr. Darcyβs heartfelt words, then you, dear reader, are in good company. Here is a delightful collection of never-before-published stories inspired by Jane Austenβher novels, her life, her wit, her world.
In Lauren Willigβs βA Night at Northanger,β a young woman who doesnβt believe in ghosts meets a familiar specter at the infamous abbey; Jane Odiweβs βWaitingβ captures the exquisite uncertainty of Persuasionβs Wentworth and Anne as they await her familyβs approval of their betrothal; Adriana Trigianiβs βLove and Best Wishes, Aunt Janeβ imagines a modern-day Austen giving her niece advice upon her engagement; in Diana Birchallβs βJane Austenβs Cat,β our beloved Jane tells her nieces βcat talesβ based on her novels; Laurie Viera Riglerβs βIntolerable Stupidityβ finds Mr. Darcy bringing charges against all the writers of Pride and Prejudice sequels, spin-offs, and retellings; in Janet Mullanyβs βJane Austen, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!β a teacher at an all-girls school invokes the Beatles to help her students understand Sense and Sensibility; and in Jo Beverleyβs βJane and the Mistletoe Kiss,β a widow doesnβt believe sheβll have a second chance at love . . . until a Miss Austen suggests otherwise.
Regency or contemporary, romantic or fantastical, each of these marvelous stories reaffirms the incomparable influence of one of historyβs most cherished authors.
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