Review from Library Journal Reviews

Short Takes: 13 Jane Austen Variations

Altman, Marsha. The Darcys & the Bingleys: A Tale of Two Gentlemen’s Marriages to Two Most Devoted Sisters. Sourcebooks Landmark. 2008. 424 p. ISBN 978-1-4022-1348-9. $14.95.

Picking up right where Pride and Prejudice left off, Altman’s debut novel commences just two days before the double wedding of Darcy and Bingley to the Bennett sisters. When Bingley confides some misgivings about the upcoming wedding night, Darcy presents him with a special wedding gift: a magnificently illustrated edition of The Kama Sutra. This light, humorous return to Austen’s key characters is an engaging read, but it may take too many liberties for Austen purists.

Noontime Book Chat This Week!

All this week two different blogs will be alternately hosting a noontime book chat about my novel, which seems to mean you post on the blog starting at noon and after. I'll be popping in when I have something to say, but otherwise people will just be discussing what they thought of the book, so it's a good way to have your say or read someone else's somewhat live reviews.