Everyone should marry once for love – Even Jane Austen
Jane Austen, single and seemingly comfortable in the role of clergyman’s daughter and aspiring writer in the early 1800s, tells friends and family to hold out for true affection in any prospective relationship. Everybody, she says, has a right to marry once in their lives for love.
But when, after a series of disappointing relationships, the prospect of true love arrives for her, will she have the courage to act? The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen re-imagines the life of England’s archetypal female by exploring what might have happened if she had ever married.
It shows how a meaningful, caring relationship would have changed her as a person and a writer.It also takes her beyond England’s tranquil country villages and plunges her info what the Regency era was really about: great explorations and scientific advances, political foment, and an unceasing, bloody war. In such times, can love—can marriage—triumph?
“What if Austen, who penned so many classic love stories, found her own romantic match? Ashton Dennis fits right into the Austen universe, while this Jane remains true to life, an intelligent and determined young woman. The writing is Austen-ian, and Hemingway has a talent for witty banter and wry observations that would make Elizabeth Bennet proud. An enjoyable first novel in an imaginative, well-researched series.”
Kirkus Reviews
“A skillful portrayal of a … literary icon takes this historical romance on an imaginative journey of the soul. … Insight and intuition, along with meticulous research, have created a believable version of her character in this tender story of Ashton and Jane. … Excellent character development enhances the plausibility of the scenario. Background, motivation, eccentricity—everything that constitutes a personality allow these fascinating people to step off the pages in lifelike form.”
Julia Ann Charpentier, CLARION Reviews.
Julia Ann Charpentier, CLARION Reviews.
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About the AuthorCollins Hemingway lives in Bend, Oregon, with his wife, Wendy. Together they have three adult sons and three granddaughters. He supports the Oregon Community Foundation and other civic organizations engaged in conservation and social services in Central Oregon. His fiction is shaped by the language of the heart and an abiding regard for courage in the face of adversity. Hemingway has published shorter nonfiction on topics including computer technology, medicine, and aviation, and he has written award-winning journalism. For more information please visit Collins Hemingway’s website and blog. You can also find him on Facebook and Twitter @AustenMarriage
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Monday, December 4
Kick Off at Passages to the Past
Tuesday, December 5
Guest Post at The Writing Desk
Wednesday, December 6
Excerpt at Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen
Thursday, December 7
Excerpt at What Is That Book About
Monday, December 11
Interview at The Book Junkie Reads
Tuesday, December 12
Feature at The Hungry Bookworm
Wednesday, December 13
Review at Pursuing Stacie
Saturday, December 16
Interview & Excerpt at T’s Stuff
Monday, December 18
Review at History From a Woman’s Perspective
Friday, December 22
Feature at The Reading Queen
Wednesday, December 27
Review at Svetlana’s Reads and Views
Friday, December 29
Review at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers
Tuesday, January 2
Feature at Broken Teepee
Friday, January 5
Review at Birdhouse Books
Thursday, January 11
Review at What Cathy Read Next
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