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 …
Faults of Understanding – Release Day! by Jennifer Altman
Well, it’s finally happened. My second Pride and Prejudice variation is out in the world, TODAY! 🎉🎊🎉 And what better way to celebrate than with another giveaway and one more excerpt from the book. 🙂 If you’ve been following along, I’ve already shared Darcy’s proposal (if you missed it, you can find it HERE), so …
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 …
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. 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 …
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 …
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 …
Agony and Hope – Chapter 1
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 …
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!
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