A Jane Austen Daydream

By Scott D. Southard

"...Lovely, thought-provoking novel. Fans of Austen will adore this book." - Lori Nelson Spielman, author of The Life List."Southard has taken the facts about the great author and woven them into a credible, touching, and also entertaining portrait of a life."-Historical Novel SocietyAll her heroines find love in the end-but is there love waiting for Jane?Jane Austen spends her days writing and matchmaking in the small countryside village of Steventon, until a ball at Godmersham Park propels her into a new world where she yearns for a romance of her own. But whether her heart will settle on a young lawyer, a clever Reverend, a wealthy childhood friend, or a mysterious stranger is anyone's guess.Written in the style of Jane herself, this novel ponders the question faced by many devoted readers over the years-did she ever find love? Weaving fact with fiction, it re-imagines her life, using her own stories to fill in the gaps left by history and showing that all of us-to a greater or lesser degree-are head over heels for Jane.FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITIONNow with a new foreword and an updated cover showcasing Jane's own handwriting, this re-imagining of Jane's life continues to charm and delight readers of literary fiction worldwide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0983671923
• ISBN13: 9780983671923
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Madison Street Publishing
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"