VINTAGE JANE AUSTEN // Blog Tour & Giveaway

GREETINGS, MY FAIR DRAGONS! Today, I'm thrilled to present the Vintage Jane Austen series, as my final blog tour post for the week! Retellings are always a favorite of mine, as are Austen adaptations; combine those two with the 1930s, and you get six marvelous books, the final an anthology! I can't wait to read them, myself! 😁

ABOUT THE BOOKS

What would it be like to see Elizabeth Bennet in 1930s clothes? What if Emma Woodhouse was the daughter of a car dealership owner? What if Marianne Dashwood was seeking to become a movie star in the golden age of film? The Vintage Jane Austen series explores the world of Jane Austen, set in 1930s America. Five authors took on Jane Austen's five most popular novels and retold them set in the depression era, remaining faithful to the original plots. As an extra bonus to the series, there is a collection of short stories that were inspired by Jane Austen. Which of these books do you most want to read?

BOOK ONE: EMMELINE BY SARAH HOLMAN

Retelling Emma

The talk of stock market crashes and depression isn't going to keep Emmeline Wellington down. Born to wealth and privilege, Emmeline wants nothing more than to help her new friend, Catarina, find a husband. Emmeline sets her sights on one of the town's most eligible bachelors, but nothing seems to go right. Even her friend and neighbor Fredrick Knight seems to question her at every turn.

BOOK TWO: SUIT & SUITABILITY BY KELSEY BRYANT

Retelling Sense & Sensibility

Canton, Ohio, 1935. Ellen and Marion Dashiell's world crumbles when their father is sent to prison. Forced to relocate to a small town, what is left of their family faces a new reality where survival overshadows dreams. Sensible Ellen, struggling to hold the family together, is parted from the man she's just learning to love, while headstrong Marion fears she will never be the actress she aspires to be. When a dashing hero enters the scene, things only grow more complicated. But could a third man hold the key to the restoration and happiness of the Dashiell family?

BOOK THREE: BELLEVERE HOUSE BY SARAH SCHEELE

Retelling Mansfield Park

It's March, 1937, and Faye Powell couldn't be happier. After moving to live with her uncle, a wealthy banker, she's fallen into the swing of life with his exuberant children -- including Ed. The one she'll never admit she's in love with. But she hadn't reckoned on the swanky Carters getting mixed up in that vow. Ed seems to be falling for charming, sweet Helene Carter. And when Faye's cousin BeBe trusts her with a secret about Horace Carter, Faye is in over her head. Will she betray the confidence BeBe's given her? Will she lose Ed to Helene? The days at Bellevere House are crowded with surprises and only time will tell how God plans to unravel Faye and Ed's hearts.

BOOK FOUR: PERCEPTION BY EMILY ANN BENEDICT

Retelling Persuasion

Upstate New York, 1930. Thirteen years ago, Abbey Evans was persuaded to break off her engagement to a penniless soldier headed to the front lines of the Great War. A daughter of one of America's wealthiest families could never be allowed to marry so far beneath herself. But Black Tuesday changed everything. With her family's prominence now little more than a façade, Abbey faces the loss of her childhood home. As if that weren't enough, the only man she ever loved has returned after making his fortune -- and he wants nothing to do with the young woman he courted before the war. With the past forever out of reach, the time has come for Abbey decide her own fate, before it is too late...

BOOK FIVE: PRESUMPTION & PARTIALITY BY REBEKAH JONES

Retelling Pride & Prejudice

~ coming soon! ~

BOOK SIX: SECOND IMPRESSIONS, AN ANTHOLOGY

Jane Austen's stories have inspired writers for generations... in this collection they inspire fiction across the genres! From the English Regency to the American 1950s, in Houston or a space freighter, fairytale land or a retirement center... Austen's timeless characters come to life again.

GIVEAWAY

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TOUR SCHEDULE

• November 5
• Review of Emmeline – Once Upon the Ordinary
• Review of Bellevere House – Kaylee's Kind Of Writes
• Series Spotlight – A Real Writer's Life
• Interview with Kelsey Bryant – Resting Life
• Series Spotlight – Kelsey's Notebook
• November 6
• Interview with Sarah Holman – J. Grace Pennington
• Review of Emmeline – Kaylee's Kind Of Writes
• Mini-Reviews and interview with Sarah Scheele – Deborah O'Carroll
• Interview with Rebekah Jones – Livy Lynn Blog
• Review Suit and Suitability – Resting Life
• November 7
• Interview with Kelsey Bryant – J. Grace Pennington
• Review of Perception – Kaylee's Kind Of Writes
• Review and Interview of Perception – Purely by Faith Reviews
• Review of Second Impressions – The Page Dreamer
• Series Spotlight – Finding the True Fairytale
• November 8
• Interview and Review Suit and Suitability – Once Upon the Ordinary
• Review of Suit and Suitability – Kaylee's Kind Of Writes
• Review of Perception – A Brighter Destiny
• November 9
• Series Spotlight – God's Peculiar Treasure
• Review of Second Impressions and Suit and Suitability – Ordinary Girl, Extraordinary Father
• Interview with Rebekah Jones – Kaylee's Kind Of Writes
• Series Spotlight – Christian Bookshelf Reviews
• November 10
• Review of Suit and Suitability – With a Joyful Noise
• Series Spotlight – Liv K. Fisher
• Review of Second Impressions- Kaylee's Kind Of Writes
• Review of Perception – She Hearts Fiction
• Interview with Sarah Holman – Rebekah Ashleigh
• November 11
• Series Spotlight – Reveries Reviews
• Review of Suit and Suitability – Faith Blum
• Interview with Sarah Holman – Kaylee's Kind Of Writes
• Interview with Hannah Scheele – Peculiar on Purpose
• Review of Bellevere House – Seasons of Humility

BOOOOKS. AND JANE AUSTEN! 😻

If all goes as planned, I'll see y'all tomorrow as I slide (somewhat) back onto my normal schedule. 😁

What's your favorite Jane Austen novel/movie/mini-series?

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