Books inspired by the life and Jane Austen works of Jane Austen. The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler As six Californians get together to form a book club to discuss the novels of Jane Austen, their lives are turned upside down by troubled marriages, illicit affairs, changing relationships, and love in a comedy of contemporary manners. FIC FOWLER Darcy’s Story by Janet Aylmer This dramatic new interpretation of Jane Austen’s masterful novel Pride and Prejudice chronicles the unfolding romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy from his perspective, capturing the underlying feelings, thoughts, ideas, and motivations of the reserved hero. FIC AYLMER Austentatious by Alyssa Goodnight When she discovers a black vintage journal hidden among a set of Jane Austen novels in a funky little shop, straight-laced engineer Nicola James is stunned when, while writing in the journal, it writes back and advises her to have a red-hot romance with a sexy Scottish musician. FIC GOODNIGHT Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James Pemberley is thrown into chaos after Elizabeth Bennett’s disgraced younger sister Lydia arrives and announces that her husband Wickham has been murdered. FIC JAMES Sex & Sensibility by Rosemarie Santini Modern New Yorker Lizzie Parsons struggles to find love and happiness in the city when all she wants is to live like a lady in one of Jane Austen’s novels. FIC SANTINI Tea With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson Tea figures prominently in Jane Austen’s life and work, and each chapter of this book includes a description of how tea was taken at a particular place or time of day, along with history, recipes, as well as excerpts from Austen’s novels and letters and illustrations. 823.7 W Oxford Public Library 530 Pontiac Road - Oxford, Michigan 48371 (248) 628-3034 - miopl.org Annotations Courtesy of Baker & Taylor Updated 8/12 HM Austenland by Shannon Hale Because her obsession with Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, is ruining her love life, Jane Hayes is delighted when she gets the chance to take a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, where she hopes to meet a perfect Regency-era gentleman of her own. FIC HALE The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James The discovery of an old chest in the attic of the Austen family home reveals secrets about Jane’s private romantic life and the inspiration of her beloved works. FIC JAMES The Youngest Miss Ward by Joan Aiken Hattie Ward, one of the sisters from Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, has been sent to live with her uncle by her family who no longer want her around them, but once settled at her new residence, she finds a new battle with Lady Ursula over the affections of a special man. FIC AIKEN Suspense and Sensibility, Or First Impressions Revisited: A Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery by Carrie Bebris Pemberley newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Darcy identify a seemingly ideal suitor for Elizabeth’s younger sister, a situation that turns bizarre when the young man’s personality undergoes a radical change. FIC BEBRIS Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler Transported through time into Regency England, heartbroken Jane Austen fan Courtney Stone is forced to live the discouragingly difficult life of a nineteenth-century woman and finds her- self experiencing memories that are not her own. FIC RIGLER Jane and the Stillroom Maid by Stephanie Barron The horrifying mutilation murder of a young servant girl from a nearby estate in the Peak District draws author-turned-sleuth Jane Austen into a terrifying mystery that could lead her into a perilous search for a possible madman or into the mysterious secrets of Freemasonry. FIC BARRON Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World by Claire Harman Presents a complete biography of Jane Austen and discusses her lasting influence as an academically revered social satirist and a classic author who inspires modern pop culture. 823.7 H For more Jane Austen, check Bookletters & Staff Recommendations on our website. .