Vroege RecensentenAlice McVeigh

In Darcy, Alice McVeigh captures the spirit of Pride and Prejudice, but adds a unique and refreshing twist.

Revel in The Wit and Wisdom of Mary Bennet.

Thrill to enticing nights in Rome.

Enjoy the “missing scenes” of Austen’s starriest work.

Intricately plotted and powerfully paced, this is P&P with (wedding) bells on, with extra helpings of classic regency romance. A new Austenesque variation to treasure.

“This portrayal of the psychosexual duet between men and women, and of the music-making process in a symphony orchestra, sings with lyrical intensity and eloquent feeling” (Publishers Weekly)

Life in the (fictional) Orchestra of London as seen through the eyes of several musicians. Perfectly representing the disparate attitudes, feelings and ambitions of a symphony orchestra full of crazy musos, it brilliantly weaves together affairs, musical jealousies, a misdirected love letter, and an unusual codicil to a will.

Originally "big-five"-published, this is based upon her previous life as a London freelance cellist, performing all over the world with orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic.

"The orchestra becomes a universe in microcosm - all human life is here" (The Sunday Times)

"A very enjoyable novel - and not quite as light as it pretends to be." (The Sunday Telegraph)

Harriet is an intriguing and original "take" on Jane Austen's immortal Emma, by Publishers Weekly’s 2021 BookLife Prize quarterfinalist, Alice McVeigh. In it she imagines that Harriet is clever enough to pretend to be stupid, in order to flatter Emma Woodhouse’s vanity, and to gain a foothold in society.

The Blurb: Emma, a privileged young heiress, decides to mentor Harriet Smith, a pretty boarding-school pupil, and to matchmake her as eligibly as she can… But how is she to guess that Harriet has a secret?

Meanwhile, the brilliant, penniless Jane Fairfax consents to a clandestine engagement with Frank Churchill – though not daring to confess, even to him, that she is being relentlessly pursued by her best friend’s husband.

Harriet sidelines Emma herself in favour of the ingenious Harriet and the fascinating Jane Fairfax. It is Emma – but an Emma with a surprisingly believable twist in its tail.