This is the beginning of a little story I’ve been working on for a while now. Basically, what if Elizabeth left the inn at Lambton before Jane’s letters arrived? What would have happened? Take a look… Lambton, Derbyshire August 1812 Elizabeth tied her bonnet ribbons in a jaunty bow to the left of …
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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 …
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 …
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. …
New Release Video!
Spring’s new and upcoming releases! Don’t miss them!
Launch Day for “Fitzwilliam Darcy in His Own Words”
It’s here at last! I’m excited and proud to introduce my latest novel to you: Fitzwilliam Darcy in His Own Words. When one online friend heard that my new book was coming out on Star Wars Day (“May the 4th be with you.”), she said she fully expected it to be a Pride and Prejudice / Star …
The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy Audiobook Celebration
Hello everyone! I am here today to celebrate the release of the audiobook for The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy! It was narrated by the marvelous David Pickering, who did a phenomenal job capturing the spirit of the characters. You can listen to a sample at the Amazon website. What better way to mark the release …
Sonnets and Bonnets by Diana Birchall
I take a personal interest in this month’s theme of Sonnets and Bonnets, because as it happens I am the daughter and the wife of poets. My father, Paul Eaton Reeve, was a fairly well-known avant-garde Greenwich Village poet who did most of his writing and publishing in literary magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. …
New Book Out Today!!!
My newest book baby, How to Fall in Love with a Man You Thought You Hated, was released to the big wide world TODAY! You can find it almost anywhere you buy books, in paperback and e-book, and soon in audio. This book is light and fun and filled with flirtation and banter – one …
Sonnets and Bonnets
I have to admit that I have never been much of a poetry reader, and asking me to write a poem is liable to send me into a panic. But I decided to jump right into the Sonnets and Bonnets theme and see what I could come up with. One type of poetry I enjoyed …
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