You have to love the cover of this book. Wow! The male model is scrumptious! Anybody know who he is?

This story revolves around one question and one question only… do you believe in fate?

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy is one of many Fitzwilliam Darcys. It’s a family name, one that’s been used many times over the centuries. His family established Pemberley Farms in 1789 for horse breeding. In the 1800s when Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was first published in America it caused quite a scandal. If Rose Darcy, the first mistress of Pemberley Farms, hadn’t been absolutely positive her husband, Fitzwilliam Darcy, had never set foot on English soil she would have left him. The current Mr. Darcy is extremely interested in learning how Jane Austen came to know about the Darcys and Pemberley Farms. He’s bought old documents in his quest to find out if Austen’s Darcy was based on a real man.

Eliza Knight is a romantic at heart. Her talents lie with fine arts, think painting not writing. When she encounters a charming little vanity table and mirror in an antique seller warehouse she snaps it up. In the process of cleaning the wood and putting the table together Eliza discovers two letters. One from a Mr. Darcy directed to a Miss Jane Austen which is opened and a sealed letter from Jane Austen to a Mr. Darcy. Surprised, Eliza is unsure if it is a hoax or not, but in case it is not she leaves the unopened letter sealed not wanting to be known as the fool artist who ruined a historical artifact of great importance. In her quest to authenticate the letters, Eliza burns to find out if Austen’s Fitzwilliam Darcy ever existed.

The novel is broken into three volumes, following the setup of Jane Austen’s novels. The story is charming and completely engrossing. You can’t help but believe in true love and happy endings by the end of this book. I highly recommend this novel to all readers and especially to those that love Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The Man Who Loved Jane Austen is one of the best renditions of this timeless classic I have ever had the pleasure of reading… soul stirring.

Rating: 5 Stars

Originally posted 2009-01-23 05:34:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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