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The Man Who Loved Jane Austen

door Sally Smith O'Rourke

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When New York artist Eliza Knight buys an old vanity table one lazy Sunday afternoon, she has no idea of its history. Tucked away behind the mirror are two letters. One is sealed; the other, dated May 1810, is addressed to "Dearest Jane" from "F. Darcy"--as in Fitzwilliam Darcy, the fictional hero of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Could one of literature's most compelling characters been a real person? More intriguing still, scientific testing proves that the second, sealed letter was written by Jane herself. Caught between the routine of her present life and these incredible discoveries from the past, Eliza decides to look deeper and is drawn to a majestic, 200-year-old estate in Virginia's breathtaking Shenandoah Valley. There she meets the man who may hold the answer to this extraordinary puzzle. Now, as the real story of Fitzwilliam Darcy unfolds, Eliza finds her life has become a modern-day romance, one that perhaps only Jane herself could have written. . . "Fascinating. . .pays tribute to Jane Austen's enduring ideals of romantic love." --Booklist "O'Rourke's latest is mysterious yet romantic as she reveals secrets of Jane Austen's life." --Romantic Times Sally Smith O'Rourke lives in Monrovia, California, where she is working on her next novel.… (meer)

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I enjoyed this. It was a fun story that had its moments of being a bit poorly written, but overall a good story. (

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PurplOttr | Dec 1, 2023 |

La vida aburrida y tranquila de Eliza termina cuando descubre dos enigmáticas cartas en un antiguo tocador que acaba de adquirir en una tienda de antigüedades. Una, escrita de su puño y letra por la autora que más admira, Jane Austen. La otra, más increíble aún, escrita por Fitzwilliam Darcy, el protagonista de la novela de Austen Orgullo y prejuicio. ¿Es posible que fuera un personaje real? Decidida a indagar en un fabuloso romance del pasado, Eliza entra en contacto por Internet con un Fitzwilliam Darcy actual, al que cree descendiente del autor de su carta. Pronto, acude a su mansión a conocerlo en persona. Allí le espera la revelación de un secreto increíble y la ocasión de convertirse en protagonista de una aventura que nada tiene que envidiar a las que inventó, y vivió, su adorada escritora.

Natt90 | Mar 7, 2023 |

Convoluted plots such as this one only work if well-written. This book, unfortunately, was not. (

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MelissaLenhardt | Mar 11, 2018 |

This was one of those finds at a charity sale table and what a lucky little find it was. A very interesting idea of just who Mr. Darcy could have been and how with a little imagination he could have been Jane's great love. This cover I thought was somewhat deceiving in that it is not a steamy romance but a lovely soft story. Some good characters with a few surprises and an engaging look at Jane and her family. If you are a Mr. Darcy fan do not miss out on reading this book. (

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LiteraryChanteuse | Jan 27, 2016 |

Do you ever wish that Jane Austen might have know love such as she chronicled, despite the historical documentation of her spinsterhood? Such a dream is the basis for O'Rourke's novel.

When Eliza Knight finds the perfect vanity table in a run-down antique market, little does she know she is changing the course of her future. Behind a warped mirror backing, Eliza discovers correspondence between a Miss Jane Austen and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy! An avid devotee of Miss Elizabeth Bennet's quest for love, the open letters leave Eliza thrilled, enchanted, and determined. With the help of the Austenticity.com web site, and her cat Wickham, Eliza traces clues which reveal the truth behind Jane's exchanges with a supposedly fictional character of her own creation. By delivering Jane's final letter to Darcy, Eliza discovers true love equal to that which Elizabeth Bennet enjoyed.

For another tale based around a hidden cache of Jane Austen letters, but without the time travel elements, check out Beth Pattillo's debut novel Jane Austen Ruined My Life.

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When New York artist Eliza Knight buys an old vanity table one lazy Sunday afternoon, she has no idea of its history. Tucked away behind the mirror are two letters. One is sealed; the other, dated May 1810, is addressed to "Dearest Jane" from "F. Darcy"--as in Fitzwilliam Darcy, the fictional hero of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Could one of literature's most compelling characters been a real person? More intriguing still, scientific testing proves that the second, sealed letter was written by Jane herself. Caught between the routine of her present life and these incredible discoveries from the past, Eliza decides to look deeper and is drawn to a majestic, 200-year-old estate in Virginia's breathtaking Shenandoah Valley. There she meets the man who may hold the answer to this extraordinary puzzle. Now, as the real story of Fitzwilliam Darcy unfolds, Eliza finds her life has become a modern-day romance, one that perhaps only Jane herself could have written. . . "Fascinating. . .pays tribute to Jane Austen's enduring ideals of romantic love." --Booklist "O'Rourke's latest is mysterious yet romantic as she reveals secrets of Jane Austen's life." --Romantic Times Sally Smith O'Rourke lives in Monrovia, California, where she is working on her next novel.

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