Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Jo Baker, “Longbourn”

Posted on October 22, 2013 by carolwallace

So how do you feel about all of these Jane Austen knockoffs? I was underwhelmed by Death Comes to Pemberley and won’t have anything to do with mashups and vampires. I  have been anticipating Joanna Trollope’s update on Sense and Sensibility with … Continue reading →

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Patrick O’Brian, “The Reverse of the Medal”

Posted on October 3, 2012 by carolwallace

Oh wow, are you sitting down? Major Literary Discovery here. I was happily absorbed in The Reverse of the Medal when PLOT SPOILER (sorry) I got to the section when Jack is imprisoned at the Marshalsea — what we might … Continue reading →

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P.D. James, “Death Comes to Pemberley”

Posted on December 14, 2011 by carolwallace

Oh, dear. I had such high hopes for Death Comes to Pemberley. I’m not a big fan of the  mash-up and I’m traditional enough to believe that Miss Austen’s work shouldn’t be meddled with. But surely, if anyone was going to … Continue reading →

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Dodie Smith, “I Capture the Castle”

Posted on July 26, 2011 by carolwallace

I Capture the Castle is a Sacred Text for me, a book I read over and over again as a teenager and still revisit every few years. Each time, I am enchanted despite knowing the plot and characters intimately, and … Continue reading →

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Allegra Goodman, “The Cookbook Collector”

Posted on August 14, 2010 by carolwallace

I am baffled by Allegra Goodman’s The Cookbook Collector, and I think the issue is one of expectations. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a pleasant read, the story of two dissimilar sisters in Northern California at the turn of the … Continue reading →

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Cathleen Schine, “The Three Weissmanns of Westport”

Posted on April 20, 2010 by carolwallace

I was skeptical about The Three Weissmanns of Westport. I didn’t much care for Cathleen Schine’s The Love Letter and couldn’t get through Rameau’s Niece, but you have to admit that a modern take on Sense and Sensibility, if done … Continue reading →

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