Snubbing Mr Wickham!

Lydia Bennet’s Online Diary.
At this time of the year I always read Pride and Prejudice and I thought it would be fun to see what Lydia is thinking about all the goings on at Longbourn. Lydia’s online diary starts just before Mr Bingley arrives and finishes where my novel, Lydia Bennet’s Story, begins.
Saturday, January 23rd, [...]

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Valentine’s Day

Calling all men! (As Lydia would say!) Look here – I know there’s still a couple of weeks left until Valentine’s day, but I wanted to draw your attention to the lovely work of Jean Judy and her blog about Jane Austen which features her lovely jewellery. I first discovered her work on Ms [...]

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A Favourite Illustrator, Ernest H Shepard

My dear friend Jenny bought me some gorgeous books for Christmas – she finds the most wonderful books. I have so enjoyed them, particularly reading about the early life of the illustrator Ernest H Shepard. He is best known for his illustrations of Winnie the Pooh and Wind in the Willows – my favourite illustrations [...]

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Margaret Dashwood, a heroine in my new book, Willoughby’s Return, a Sense and Sensibility Sequel

In Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Margaret Dashwood, the youngest sister has a minor role. We learn in chapter one that she was a good-humoured, well-disposed girl; but as she had already imbibed a good deal of Marianne’s romance, without having much of her sense; she did not, at thirteen, bid fair to equal [...]

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Mr Wickham finds a new love!

Lydia Bennet’s Online Diary.
At this time of the year I always read Pride and Prejudice and I thought it would be fun to see what Lydia is thinking about all the goings on at Longbourn. Lydia’s online diary starts just before Mr Bingley arrives and finishes where my novel, Lydia Bennet’s Story, begins.
Monday, January 18th, [...]

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Lydia is feeling better and hears some interesting news!

Lydia Bennet’s Online Diary.
At this time of the year I always read Pride and Prejudice and I thought it would be fun to see what Lydia is thinking about all the goings on at Longbourn. Lydia’s online diary starts just before Mr Bingley arrives and finishes where my novel, Lydia Bennet’s Story, begins.
Sunday, January 17th, [...]

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Hollywood, Lydia Bennet, the West End Stage and Persuasion??!!

I’ve an interview on Hollywood Today with Gabrielle Pantera, talking about Lydia Bennet’s Story. Here’s the link if you are curious about how and why I wanted to write Lydia Bennet’s story plus the ‘researching’ into love scenes that a writer is forced to undertake!
I went to see Carousel the musical at the Savoy Theatre [...]

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Elizabeth Bennet and her sister Jane in conversation

From Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
I love this conversation between the Bennet sisters which reveals their closeness and fond regard for each other as well as Jane Austen’s wonderful sense of humour! Jane Bennet is recently engaged to Mr Bingley and has only just become aware of the true duplicity of his sister, Caroline Bingley.
Elizabeth [...]

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Lydia is feeling poorly!

Lydia Bennet’s Online Diary.
At this time of the year I always read Pride and Prejudice and I thought it would be fun to see what Lydia is thinking about all the goings on at Longbourn. Lydia’s online diary starts just before Mr Bingley arrives and finishes where my novel, Lydia Bennet’s Story, begins.
Sunday, January 10th, [...]

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Lydia Bennet’s Story Reviews

Pictures and Conversations Blogspot
Read This! “Lydia Bennet’s Story” by Jane Odiwe
I’m an die hard Jane Austen fan, her unfailing devotion to a love-conquers-all ideal dovetails with my inner romantic perfectly. But above all, she was a brilliant writer, filling her novels with sparkling dialogue and great wit. The characters may not always been totally realistic [...]

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