The Pursuit of Mary Bennet: A Pride & Prejudice Novel, by Pamela Mingle
by NB: This book comes out from William Morrow in December. Mary is, in many ways, the least appealing of the Bennet sisters. She lacks Lizzy’s …
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Jane, by Robin Maxwell
When I grabbed this book on the basis of the front cover alone, I secretly hoped it would be a retelling of the classic Edgar …
Surrendering to Motherhood: Losing your Mind, Finding your Soul, by Iris Krasnow
I came to this book because I had picked up The Secret Lives of Wives at my library and in the first couple of pages …
The Lady of the Rivers, by Philippa Gregory
As someone who’s read most of the Gregory oeuvre and likes her approach to historical fiction too much to be completely unbiased, I have to …
Lydia Bennet’s Story: A Sequel to Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Odiwe
Reading a sequel or a “retelling” by another author of a book one greatly loves is always a mixed pleasure. One ought, first, to distinguish …
The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion
This work of historical fiction, set in 14th-century England, follows the life of Alice Perrers, the notorious mistress of Edward III. The prevailing opinion about …