Laurel Ann Nattress,Lauren Willig,Adriana Trigiani,Jo Beverley,Alexandra Potter,Laurie Viera Rigler,Frank Delaney,Diane Meier,Syrie James,Stephanie Barron,Amanda Grange,Pamela Aidan,Elizabeth Aston,Carrie Bebris,Diana Birchall,Monica Fairview,Janet Mullany,Jane Odiwe,Beth Pattillo,Myretta Robens,Jane Rubino,Caitlen Rubino-Bradway,Maya Slater,Margaret C. Sullivan,Brenna Aubrey
Stories by:, Lauren Willig â€¢ Adriana Trigiani â€¢ Jo Beverley â€¢ Alexandra Potter â€¢ Laurie Viera Rigler â€¢ Frank Delaney & Diane Meier â€¢ Syrie James â€¢Â Stephanie Barron â€¢ Amanda Grange â€¢ Pamela Aidan â€¢ Elizabeth Aston â€¢ Carrie Bebris â€¢ Diana Birchall â€¢ Monica Fairview â€¢ Janet Mullany â€¢ Jane Odiwe â€¢ Beth Pattillo â€¢ Myretta Robens â€¢ Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway â€¢ Maya Slater â€¢ Margaret C. Sullivan â€¢ and Brenna Aubrey, the winner of a story contest hosted by the Republic of Pemberley,Â ,â€œMy feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.â€ ,If you just heaved a contented sigh at Mr. Darcyâ€™s heartfelt words, then you, dear reader, are in good company. Here is a delightful collection of never-before-published stories inspired by Jane Austenâ€”her novels, her life, her wit,Â her world. ,In Lauren Willigâ€™s â€œA Night at Northanger,â€ a young woman who doesnâ€™t believe in ghosts meets a familiar specter at the infamous abbey; Jane Odiweâ€™s â€œWaitingâ€ captures the exquisite uncertainty of ,Persuasion,â€™s Wentworth and Anne as they await her familyâ€™s approval of their betrothal; Adriana Trigianiâ€™s â€œLove and Best Wishes, Aunt Janeâ€ imagines a modern-day Austen giving her niece advice upon her engagement; in Diana Birchallâ€™s â€œJane Austenâ€™s Cat,â€ our beloved Jane tells her nieces â€œcat talesâ€ based on her novels; Laurie Viera Riglerâ€™s â€œIntolerable Stupidityâ€ finds Mr. Darcy bringing charges against all the writers of ,Pride and Prejudice, sequels, spin-offs, and retellings; in Janet Mullanyâ€™s â€œJane Austen, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!â€ a teacher at an all-girls school invokes the Beatles to help her students understand ,Sense and Sensibility; ,and in Jo Beverleyâ€™s â€œJane and the Mistletoe Kiss,â€ a widow doesnâ€™t believe sheâ€™ll have a second chance at love . . . until a Miss Austen suggests otherwise.,Regency or contemporary, romantic or fantastical, each of these marvelous stories reaffirms the incomparable influence of one of historyâ€™s most cherished authors.,Look for special features inside.,Join the Circle for author chats and more.,RandomHouseReadersCircle.com
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Jane Austen Made Me Do It: Original Stories Inspired by Literature's Most Astute Observer of the Human Heart