A Review for Willoughby’s Return from the Jane Austen Centre

Here’s a review for Willoughby’s Return from the Jane Austen Centre online magazine! Set four years after the close of Sense and Sensibility, Willoughby’s Return starts off apace with a surprise visitor (no, not that one…) plans for a ball and mounting tension in the Brandon household. Marianne Brandon wonders if she has lost that [...]

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Snow, Christmas Trees and a Review for Willoughby’s Return

Well, it’s feeling very festive here in England with all the snow we’ve been having! As I look out of my window I can see the world dusted with icing sugar – the sky is a beautiful iridescent pearl, which reminds me of the sort of day it was in Willoughby’s Return when Marianne and [...]

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Review of Willoughby’s Return from Austenesque

Thank you to Meredith Esparza of Austenesque Reviews for her review of Willoughby’s Return! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars ***** “Sense and Sensibility” is such a lovely, honest, and entertaining novel; it such a shame that not many authors have attempted to compose a sequel for it. I have greatly enjoyed “Colonel Brandon’s Diary” [...]

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A Review for Willoughby’s Return from Austenprose

Here’s a review from Laurel Ann at Austenprose. I’d like to thank her very much for taking the time to read and review my book! While the Jane Austen sequel industry abounds with numerous books inspired by Pride and Prejudice, regretfully there are very few sequels to Austen’s first published novel Sense and Sensibility. Why? [...]

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A Review for Willoughby’s Return from Book Eater

Here’s a review from Odessa at Book Eater. Sequels, prequels, paraliterature; we see it everywhere, especially in regard to Austen. I am often skeptical, but when I saw Jane Odiwe (author of Lydia Bennet’s Story) had a new sequel to Sense and Sensibility I thought I’d give it a read. I’m glad I did. Unlike [...]

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Competition Winners and a review for Willoughby’s Return from Jane Austen Today

I am delighted to announce the winners of the competitions held during the last fortnight. I just want to say thank you to everyone who entered the competitions and also to everyone who joined in the fun and left their comments. I’ve been very touched by your comments and personal e-mails; it’s so lovely to [...]

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Willoughby’s Return, Blog Tour, another Review and Gunter’s Teashop!

I am having a lovely time on my blog tour. Thanks so much to everyone who has given me such a warm welcome. Follow the links for more guest posts and giveaways from The Bookworm and here is a review from Books Like Breathing I have been yearning for a Sense and Sensibility sequel. Colonel [...]

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Willoughby’s Return in Bidding War for Film Rights and Two Reviews!

OK – so that’s just the dream scenario and one surely every writer thinks about! In my absolute fantasy, of course, I have Emma Thompson phoning me begging to let her produce the film (she tells me she has already written the screenplay based on my book, which she couldn’t wait to buy!) In the [...]

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Willoughby’s Return – a Review from Booklist, and a Competition to win a Painting!

It’s officially publication day of Willoughby’s Return! Thank you to everyone who have sent me wishes of congratulation, I feel very honoured! Thanks also to Dominique Raccah, Deb Werksman, Danielle Jackson, and everyone at Sourcebooks for making another dream realised. It’s always an anxious time waiting for the reviews to come in – this review [...]

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Willoughby’s Return – Reviews!

Thank you to Barbara, Bella, and Mandi, who have taken the time to read and review Willoughby’s Return on their blogs. I’m looking forward to their interviews! Everything Victorian and More…In this new sequel to Sense and Sensibility, Ms. Odiwe has captured Jane Austen’s style with ease and eloquence, making this book a rare reading [...]

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