{"product_id":"jane-austen-made-me-do-it-original-stories-inspired-by-literatures-most-astute-observer-of-the-human-heart-9780345524966","title":"Jane Austen Made Me Do It: Original Stories Inspired by Literature's Most Astute Observer of the Human Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eStories by: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Lauren Willig - Adriana Trigiani - Jo Beverley - Alexandra Potter - Laurie Viera Rigler - Frank Delaney \u0026amp; 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 and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway - Maya Slater - Margaret C. Sullivan - and Brenna Aubrey, the winner of a story contest hosted by the Republic of Pemberley\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.\" \u003c\/i\u003eIf you just heaved a contented sigh at Mr. Darcy's heartfelt words, then you, dear reader, are in good company. Here is a delightful collection of never-before-published stories inspired by Jane Austen--her novels, her life, her wit, her world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Lauren Willig's \"A Night at Northanger,\" a young woman who doesn't believe in ghosts meets a familiar specter at the infamous abbey; Jane Odiwe's \"Waiting\" captures the exquisite uncertainty of \u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e's Wentworth and Anne as they await her family's approval of their betrothal; Adriana Trigiani's \"Love and Best Wishes, Aunt Jane\" imagines a modern-day Austen giving her niece advice upon her engagement; in Diana Birchall's \"Jane Austen's Cat,\" our beloved Jane tells her nieces \"cat tales\" based on her novels; Laurie Viera Rigler's \"Intolerable Stupidity\" finds Mr. Darcy bringing charges against all the writers of \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e sequels, spin-offs, and retellings; in Janet Mullany's \"Jane Austen, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah \" a teacher at an all-girls school invokes the Beatles to help her students understand \u003ci\u003eSense and Sensibility; \u003c\/i\u003eand in Jo Beverley's \"Jane and the Mistletoe Kiss,\" a widow doesn't believe she'll have a second chance at love . . . until a Miss Austen suggests otherwise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRegency or contemporary, romantic or fantastical, each of these marvelous stories reaffirms the incomparable influence of one of history's most cherished authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345524966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.28w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2011 pg. 58 - Very Good\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Laurel Ann Nattress, Adriana Trigiani, Jo Beverley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302218916021,"sku":"9780345524966","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_00f3420c-02cc-46c5-8fb1-032111355179.jpg?v=1744724693","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jane-austen-made-me-do-it-original-stories-inspired-by-literatures-most-astute-observer-of-the-human-heart-9780345524966","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}