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So Momentous a Change: A Mother’s Love Vignette

Can you believe it is almost the end of May? I have had so much fun this first month after joining Austen Variations! I’ll admit, however, that I was more than a little daunted by the prospect of writing a vignette for this month’s theme, “A Mother’s Love.” Then I tried to imagine what, if anything, might be daunting to our dear, brave Elizabeth…and so my vignette was born.

Hope you enjoy!

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So Momentous a Change: A Pride and Prejudice Vignette

When she refused his proffered arm, he knew she ...

Agony and Hope – Chapter 2 and Cover Reveal!

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Alrighty! We’re at the next chapter! I’m editing and working as best I can to get this out. That said, I’ve made the first round of edits on this chapter and the editor will take one more pass, so please forgive me for any mistakes I’ve made. We know so little, but will we learn more? Read and find out!

Don’t forget to scroll to the end! I have the Kindle Cover for you to see

If you haven’t read chapter 1, then click here to catch up

Chapter 2

February 10th 1815

“Brot...

Freebies, ‘Coming Soon’ & A Scatterbrained Mamma

Good morning!

Thanks for stopping by for a chat today.

I think you’ve already guessed which scatter-brained mamma I’m thinking of.

 

 

Photo: BBC

 

Poor Mrs Bennet! In a time when no one had any understanding of genetics, it was regarded as the woman’s fault, and she was seen as having failed her husband, if she did not provide him with a son and heir.

And then there is Mr Collins and the entail, and a husband who would not exert himself for the good of the family, and often amuses himself at h...

A Most Affectionate Mother

This one has been out a few years, but it is still one of my favorites, featuring not one, but two well-meaning, match-making mamas!

A Most Affectionate Mother

Mama trundled into the parlor in another one of her flurries. The sunbeams and dust motes gave way to her, knowing better than to interfere. The furniture would probably scoot out of the way, too, if it could. Kitty jumped up from the faded beige couch, nearly dropping her sewing and looking immensely interested in whatever new...

Jane Austen and Confinement

Jane Austen was never confined – at least, not in the sense of experiencing pregnancy, childbirth, and “lying-in.” She had plenty of opportunity to see other women  undergoing confinements, at close quarters, as  several of her sisters-in-law had large families. Both Edward Austen Knight’s wife Elizabeth and Frank Austen’s wife Mary died after having eleven children each, and Jane Austen had reason to be thoroughly well acquainted with the process, and its outcomes both happy and tragic. In a le...

Agony and Hope – Chapter 1

[image error]Guess what! I am eager and a bit terrified but this is so close to hitting that home stretch! I am putting up chapter 1 now, and have scheduled chapter 2 for next week. I am still editing, so if you catch something, that’s why. I still have one more read through by the editor and proofreading. Sorry! That’s all on me. All I can say is hold on! We’re in for a bumpy ride!

 

Chapter 1

February 10th 1813

The earl’s eye twitched as he prodded the desk with a pointed finger. The mannerism was one that...

Mrs. Bennet, Lady Catherine and Lady Susan: Are Mothers Villains in Jane Austen?

In keeping with the Mothers in May theme of our blog this month, I’d like to start up a discussion about Mothers and Mentors in Jane Austen.

A good friend of mine told me a few weeks ago that she didn’t like Jane Austen because all the mothers in her novels are bad in one way or the other. That had me scratching my head. Was it true? I find it difficult to deny it. I think mothers do generally seem to get a raw deal in Jane Austen’s novels, but I’d like to think there’s more to it than that.

Pri...

Brunch at the Midtown, or How Elizabeth and Darcy met on Mother’s Day

This is a vignette I wrote a few years ago in celebration of Mother’s Day. I hope you enjoy it!

The Bennets

A few hours and it will be over. It is such a gorgeous day. A bike ride through the ravine. That will be my reward for being the good daughter, Elizabeth promised herself. She had arranged to take her mother, Fanny, and father, Rupert, to one of the best brunch spots in the city: the Midtown Hotel. It was a fancy restaurant, although the atmosphere was relatively casual for brunch. Cele...

New Release Video!

Spring’s new and upcoming releases! Don’t miss them!

 

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Pride & Prejudice… and Fossils?

Want to a sneak peek of my new novella? It’s getting towards the finish line, though it’s looking more like a short novel than a novella at the moment. It’s a low-angst, high-banter look at what Darcy might have been like if his parents had still been alive when he met Elizabeth. If he hadn’t taken on responsibility for Pemberley and Georgiana at age 22, how would he have filled his days with no responsibilities? Would he have become one of the young men about Town, caring only about amusing him...