Author : Beth Pattillo
Publisher : Ideals Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,80 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Americans
ISBN : 9780824947934
A modern woman discovers that love isn't logical and that a true hero can appear in the most unexpected of places in this Jane Austen-invoking wonder.
Author : Nina Benneton
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 13,65 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1402262493
Wealthy philanthropist Fitzwilliam Darcy, a handsome and brooding bachelor who yearns for love but doubts any woman could handle his obsessive tendencies, meets Dr. Elizabeth Bennet in the emergency room after Darcy's best friend, Charles Bingley, gets into an accident. She assumes they are a couple. As Darcy and Elizabeth unravel their misconceptions about each other, they have to decide just how far they're willing to go to accept each other's quirky ways.
Author : Beth Pattillo
Publisher : Monarch Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,66 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780857210104
A contemporary romance based around a search for the missing letters of Jane Austen. What secret was the great author hiding?
Author : Victoria Connelly
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,52 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Sisters
ISBN : 9781402251382
When sisters Sarah and Mia Castle attend the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, they discover that no matter how close two sisters may be, it is impossible to share one man they believe to be their own perfect Mr. Darcy.
Author : L. S. Parsons
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 18,73 MB
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781681310060
Three years after Mr. Darcy's disastrous marriage proposal to Elizabeth Bennet, they meet again. Due to an unexpected twist of fate, Elizabeth finds herself a guest in the home of Mr. Darcy's aunt, the Dowager Lady Matlock. Long believing Elizabeth lost to him, Darcy has recently proposed marriage to an old flame, the widow of his friend. Now newly engaged Darcy encounters Elizabeth again and realizes she still owns his heart. Although bound by honor to another, Darcy sets out to improve Elizabeth's opinion of him. Tension mounts between Darcy and Elizabeth in that pursuit, and Darcy's betrothed begins to see Elizabeth as a threat to her upcoming marriage. How will Darcy and Elizabeth ever reach their happily ever after? How to Mend a Broken Heart is a non-canon variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and is intended for mature readers.
Author : Jen Sookfong Lee
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 23,73 MB
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 077102522X
A TODAY Show Recommended Read, this beautifully intimate memoir-in-pieces uses one woman's life-long love affair with pop culture as a revelatory lens to explore family, identity, belonging, grief, and the power of female rage. Named a most anticipated book of the year by the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star, and a best book of the year so far by Apple Books and Audible.ca. For most of Jen Sookfong Lee's life, pop culture was an escape from family tragedy and a means of fitting in with the larger culture around her. Anne of Green Gables promised her that, despite losing her father at the age of twelve, one day she might still have the loving family of her dreams. Princess Diana was proof that maybe there was more to being a good girl after all. And yet as Jen grew up, she began to recognize the ways in which pop culture was not made for someone like her—the child of Chinese immigrant parents who looked for safety in the invisibility afforded by embracing model minority myths. Ranging from the unattainable perfection of Gwyneth Paltrow and the father-figure familiarity of Bob Ross, to the long shadow cast by The Joy Luck Club and the life lessons she has learned from Rihanna, Jen weaves together key moments in pop culture with stories of her own failings, longings, and struggles as she navigates the minefields that come with carving her own path as an Asian woman, single mother, and writer. And with great wit, bracing honesty, and a deep appreciation for the ways culture shapes us, she draws direct lines between the spectacle of the popular, the intimacy of our personal bonds, and the social foundations of our collective obsessions.
Author : Abigail Reynolds
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 12,73 MB
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1402269382
What could possibly make a proper gentleman come completely undone? What if Elizabeth Bennet accepted the proposal of another before she met Mr. Darcy again? In Abigail Reynolds' bold and playful retelling of the Austen classic (originally self-published as Without Reserve), a devastated Mr. Darcy must decide how far he is willing to go to win the woman he loves. Consumed by jealousy, he knows that winning her will throw them both into scandal and disgrace, but losing her is unbearable. Mr. Darcy is going to have to fight for his love, and his life... Praise for Abigail Reynolds' Pride and Prejudice variations: "Lovers of steamy period romances will find plenty to whet their appetites here." —Booklist "Compulsively readable. . .treats readers to an oh-so-spicy alternative story line." —Library Journal "A delightful and enticing read. . .it works brilliantly." — Rundpinne "Romance worthy of Austen herself." — Palmer's Picks for Reading "Fresh and unique while staying true to the Darcy and Elizabeth I know and love." —Diary of and Eccentric
Author : Regina Jeffers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 25,63 MB
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1612432042
A thrilling story of murder and betrayal filled with the scandal, wit, and intrigue characteristic of Austen’s classic novels Fitzwilliam Darcy is devastated. The joy of his recent wedding has been cut short by the news of the sudden death of his father’s beloved cousin, Samuel Darcy. Elizabeth and Darcy travel to Dorset, a popular Regency resort area, to pay their respects to the well-traveled and eccentric Samuel. But this is no summer holiday. Danger bubbles beneath Dorset’s peaceful surface as strange and foreboding events begin to occur. Several of Samuel’s ancient treasures go missing, and then his body itself disappears. As Darcy and Elizabeth investigate this mystery and unravel its tangled ties to the haunting legends of Dark Dorset, the legendary couple’s love is put to the test when sinister forces strike close to home. Some secrets should remain secrets, but Darcy will do all he can to find answers—even if it means meeting his own end in the damp depths of a newly dug grave. With malicious villains, dramatic revelations and heroic gestures, The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy will keep Austen fans turning the pages right up until its dramatic conclusion.
Author : Alexandra Potter
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 33,35 MB
Release : 2008-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307488071
Dreams come true in this hilarious, feel-good fairy tale about life, love, and dating literature’s most eligible bachelor! After a string of disastrous dates, Emily Albright decides she’s had it with modern-day love and would much rather curl up with Pride and Prejudice and spend her time with Mr. Darcy, the dashing, honorable, and passionate hero of Jane Austen’s classic. So when her best friend suggests a wild week of margaritas and men in Mexico with the girls, Emily abruptly flees to England on a guided tour of Jane Austen country instead. Far from inspiring romance, the company aboard the bus consists of a gaggle of little old ladies and one single man, Spike Hargreaves, a foul-tempered journalist writing an article on why the fictional Mr. Darcy has earned the title of Man Most Women Would Love to Date. The last thing Emily expects to find on her excursion is a broodingly handsome man striding across a field, his damp shirt clinging to his chest. But that’s exactly what happens when she comes face-to-face with none other than Mr. Darcy himself. Suddenly, every woman’s fantasy becomes one woman’s reality. . . . Praise for Me and Mr. Darcy: “…Unexpectedly charming. . . Me and Mr. Darcy offers a Pride and Prejudice - appropriate surprise. . . it turns out to be one of the wittier of this summer's offerings, not to mention sharp and sad in its observations about what spinsterhood, identity and aging look like for women in 2007.” — Salon “[Me and Mr. Darcy] takes the reader on an extended daydream with an appropriately pleasant ending. “ — The Indianapolis Star “Alexandra Potter’s clever comedy, an affectionate celebration of books and readers — and bookstores — might lead you to start browsing those travel websites yourself.” — The Times- Picayune “Pure candy for the imagination. . . Ms. Potter has worked literary magic with the creation of Me and Mr. Darcy.” — CoffeeTimeRomance.com “…Refreshing…” — Publishers Weekly
Author : Juliette Wells
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 21,29 MB
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1441111166
The first book to investigate Jane Austen's popular significance today, Everybody's Jane considers why Austen matters to amateur readers, how they make use of her novels, what they gain from visiting places associated with her, and why they create works of fiction and nonfiction inspired by her novels and life.The voices of everyday readers emerge from both published and unpublished sources, including interviews conducted with literary tourists and archival research into the founding of the Jane Austen Society of North America and the exceptional Austen collection of Alberta Hirshheimer Burke of Baltimore.Additional topics include new Austen portraits; portrayals of Austen, and of Austen fans, in film and fiction; and hybrid works that infuse Austen's writings with horror, erotica, or explicit Christianity.Everybody's Jane will appeal to all those who care about Austen and will change how we think about the importance of literature and reading today.
