Posted in Books, Clever dialogue, Jane, Penelope's Picks, Romance on July 19, 2007 | No Comments »
I do not doubt that Jane Austen would have disapproved excessively of Sophia Stanton-Lacy, who keeps a pet monkey, carries a pistol, and dares to drive a phaeton carriage down St. James Street.
Manners have changed, and modern admirers of Jane Austen’s novels will be amused by the escapades of Sophy, the heroine of this frothy [...]
Posted in Historical fiction, Jane, Penelope's Picks on April 3, 2007 | No Comments »
Regency England… a genteel young woman who has everything going for her except money… society and manners in Brighton, Bath and a country village… This isn’t a Regency romance, but rather a romantic historical novel that should delight Jane Austen’s devotees. The heroine, Caroline Fortune, is more worldly and witty than Austen’s women, having [...]
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