It's Not Jane Austen But It's Really Good

[Marina]

Ladies, i came across this very well written and unusual fanfiction ( child Lizzy but with a different twist). It is PIP, on ff.net https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12096894....

[Sophia]

Oh neat! Thanks, Marina!

[Debbie]

Thank you, Marina. I checked it out, and it is very interesting. I noticed that the completed story will only take Lizzy up to age 5 though, so I doubt there'll be a wedding between her and Darcy!

[Debbie]

I just finished the sequel to Lady Bridget's Diary yesterday. That one had been fashioned after Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones' Diary, so it qualified as Austenesque. The one I just read instead copies the general plot of the movie Roman Holiday, so I can't list it among my books here. However, it's delightful and I highly recommend. It's Chasing Lady Amelia.

My review for it is: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mirta]

I thought I had struck gold, but some of the reviews looks rather...vexing, shall we say? Pride and Prejudice the Jewess and the Gentile- I was hoping for a solid "mash-up" between two key interests- Regency and Yiddishkayt, but it doesn't sound like "the tribe" gets a fair shake.

https://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudic...

[Abigail]

From the reviewers’ comments, it sounds as if the author also has no notion about the state of British laws regarding its Jewish citizens in the early nineteenth century, as well! Maybe just another well-known author trying to capitalize on Jane Austen’s popularity?

[Mirta]

Abigail wrote: "From the reviewers’ comments, it sounds as if the author also has no notion about the state of British laws regarding its Jewish citizens in the early nineteenth century, as well! Maybe just anothe..."

Indeed!

[Marina]

Debbie wrote: "Thank you, Marina. I checked it out, and it is very interesting. I noticed that the completed story will only take Lizzy up to age 5 though, so I doubt there'll be a wedding between her and Darcy!"
No, not in the first book but this is first of the series:)

[Debbie]

Interesting! Do you know how many books are planned, Marina?

[Marina]

She said it is one of 3 or 4, so hopefully till they marry at least:)

[Mirta]

William Hurt as Rochester...what say you? I liked this version. Toby Stephens as well!

[Teresa]

Not a fan of Hurt. Sorry.

[Sophia]

SALE Alert!

Sourcebooks Casablanca is hosting a sale on all their Georgette Heyer ebooks for $2.99 until August 28th.

[Ceri]

I wish they were on sale here, I have a whopping collection of Heyers in paperback and about 3 on kindle! I have been waiting for a UK Heyer sale for ages but sales seem to be rarer than rocking horse poo :(

[Sophia]

Ceri wrote: "I wish they were on sale here, I have a whopping collection of Heyers in paperback and about 3 on kindle! I have been waiting for a UK Heyer sale for ages but sales seem to be rarer than rocking ho..."

Oh, not fair at all. Her birthday should be celebrated internationally with all her publishers. :(

[Teresa]

Interesting that Austen and Heyer celebrated birthdays on the same dates. Just an idle thought I had!! Stop it!!! You should be reading Teresa. Not idling!!

[Sophia]

LOL! These details are important and fun to catch, Teresa.

[Debbie]

Sophia wrote: "SALE Alert!

Sourcebooks Casablanca is hosting a sale on all their Georgette Heyer ebooks for $2.99 until August 28th."

Sophia, how do you access them? Not through Amazon, are they?

[Sophia]

Debbie wrote: "Sophia wrote: "SALE Alert!

Sourcebooks Casablanca is hosting a sale on all their Georgette Heyer ebooks for $2.99 until August 28th."

Sophia, how do you access them? Not through Amazon, are they?"

Yes, they are Amazon buys.

[Sophia]

SALE Alert $.99

Saw this caption on the set of Society for Paranormals books and had to share:

A paranormal detective refuses to let danger, death and unwanted suitors inconvenience her in the small town of Nairobi. These are the first four cases in the “Society for Paranormals” series, where African myth meets Victorian manners. If you adore “Pride & Prejudice”, appreciate British humor, enjoy paranormal cozy mysteries, or would love to experience adventure in colonial Africa, then get ready to start your supernatural safari.

https://www.amazon.com/Society-Parano...

[ladymurmur]

Sophia wrote: "SALE Alert $.99

Saw this caption on the set of Society for Paranormals books and had to share:

A paranormal detective refuses to let danger, death and unwanted suitors inconvenience her in the sm..."

Very much looking forward to this! This came across one of the various deals & freebies emails to which I subscribe. There is nothing in that description that doesn't pique my interest! :-)

[Sophia]

ladymurmur wrote: "Sophia wrote: "SALE Alert $.99

Saw this caption on the set of Society for Paranormals books and had to share:

A paranormal detective refuses to let danger, death and unwanted suitors inconvenienc..."


That's what I thought, too. :)

[Sophia]

Freebie Alert

Northern Light a sequel to North & South is free for the moment at Amazon. Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Light...

I double checked and it seems to be free at Amazon world wide.

[Anji]

Sophia wrote: "Freebie Alert

Northern Light a sequel to North & South is free for the moment at Amazon. Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Light......"

Definitely free in the UK. Just grabbed a copy. The reviews are a bit mixed but I'll give it a try.

[Rita]

Sophia wrote: "Freebie Alert

Northern Light a sequel to North & South is free for the moment at Amazon. Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Light......"

Thank you so much for the heads up Sophia!! I hadn't bought Northern Light yet, despite the I numerous times i looked at it in Amazon :))))
It's also free on Amazon.fr and it went straight to my kindle :)

[Sophia]

Glad to pass on the good news, ladies! :)

[Barb]

For those of you who write reviews, there is a book reading and reviewing challenge for those who want to Clean Out Your Ebook Reader (COYER). This winter the challenge is to read and review books you obtained for under $1 and borrowed books or Kindle unlimited do not count. But, what has me excited is you can include ebook ARCs you obtained for free. Yes! I need to do this!

If you think you might be interested, check out the challenge here: http://coyerchallenge.com/2016/11/17/...

[Sophia]

Barb wrote: "For those of you who write reviews, there is a book reading and reviewing challenge for those who want to Clean Out Your Ebook Reader (COYER). This winter the challenge is to read and review books ..."

Thanks for sharing about COYER, Barb. I enjoyed the summer challenge so I definitely want to give it another go. :)

[Georgiana]

I just finished reading Maya Rodale's third novel in the series Keeping Up With the Cavendishes, .
As you know the first one was the retelling of Bridget Jones's Diary/Pride and Prejudice (both 1995 and 2005) and the second one, Chasing Lady Amelia, was the retelling of Roman Holidays... in London.
As for this one, in the beginning I thought it was a retelling of My Fair Lady, but it strays a bit, and I saw even something from Grease!
Anyway, this series is fantastic! Looking forward for the fourth, and unfortunately last, one. Of course the hero will be James, and the heroine?... She's in each one of his sisters' books, but in this one she has a name!

[Sophia]

Georgiana wrote: "I just finished reading Maya Rodale's third novel in the series Keeping Up With the Cavendishes, .
As you know the first one was the retelling of Bridget..."

Oh how fun! A My Fair Lady and Grease mash-up with a historical romance has me very curious. I still need to start this series. Glad you loved it, Georgiana.

[Debbie]

I spotted that one too, Georgiana! I read and absolutely loved the first two in the series, and I definitely plan to read Lady Claire Is All That. I second Georgiana's recommendation to check out the whole series. They're well-written, light and fun.

[Anji]

If anyone is interested in British history, especially our monarchy, and has access to Netflix, can I recommend The Crown? It tells the story of the life of Queen Elizabeth II starting with her marriage and continuing for about ten years. Apparently they're planning further series, each covering about a decade at a time.

For added interest there are several alumni from various Austen associated dramatisations.

Matt Smith (Parson Collins, P&P&Z) is excellent as Prince Philip.
Jeremy Northam (Mr Knightley, Gwyneth Paltrow's Emma 1996) as Anthony Eden.
Harriet Walter (Fanny Dashwood, S&S 1995) as Clementine Churchill.
Greg Wise (John Willoughby, S&S 1995) as Lord Mountbatten.

[Sophia]

I had my eye on that one, but didn't realize there were so many Austen movie alumni. :) Even better. Thanks, Anji!

[Teresa]

Don't have Netflix. Does anyone know if it'll be coming out on dvd?

[Sophia]

I haven't seen it on Acorn or Amazon yet, but maybe by next year.

[Eliza]

Barb wrote: "For those of you who write reviews, there is a book reading and reviewing challenge for those who want to Clean Out Your Ebook Reader (COYER). This winter the challenge is to read and review books ..."

This sounds intriguing...though probably challenging to go back and find all of the books that fit the criteria, hrmm....

[Sophia]

Eliza wrote: "Barb wrote: "For those of you who write reviews, there is a book reading and reviewing challenge for those who want to Clean Out Your Ebook Reader (COYER). This winter the challenge is to read and ..."

Yeah, that was challenging the first time I did it. But I got smart and anticipated so I put a not on my list of books I bought whether it was a freebie or less than a dollar so I'd be ready this time. I can kind of remember if some books were cheap or free even before that so it wasn't too bad the first time.

[Ceri]

If you buy your books on Amazon you can look at your old orders and it'll tell you how much you paid.

[Sophia]

Ceri wrote: "If you buy your books on Amazon you can look at your old orders and it'll tell you how much you paid."

Good point! I didn't think of that. :)

[Ceri]

I went through my old orders and made a big list of paid for items and I've been thinking of doing the same for freebies. I'm going to challenge myself to tackle both lists in the new year.

[Sophia]

Ceri wrote: "I went through my old orders and made a big list of paid for items and I've been thinking of doing the same for freebies. I'm going to challenge myself to tackle both lists in the new year."

I like that idea. I need to do it and stick to it. :)