Friendship Quotes from Emma “Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does.” – Emma Friendship Quotes from Northanger Abbey “There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” – Northanger Abbey “Friendship is […]
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Sanditon Season 2: Life Without Sidney Parker
Sanditon Season 2 – Life Without Sidney Parker No explanation is necessary to describe the connection between PBS Masterpiece and Jane Austen. However, many fans were left wondering what could possibly come to Sanditon in Season 2 and Season 3 after Sidney Parker (Theo James, Divergent Trilogy) broke our ingénue’s heart at the end of […]
Book Review: The Emma Project by Sonali Dev (2022)
Sonali Dev’s The Emma Project is a fresh and entertaining take on Jane Austen’s Emma. Who is Sonali Dev? Sonali Dev combines her mad love for telling stories returned full force with her insights into Indian culture to conjure up stories that make a mad tangle with her life as supermom, domestic goddess, and world […]
Jane Austen’s Genius Guide to Life (2022)
Jane Austen’s Genius Guide to Life by Haley Stewart would make for a great devotional or guide for your next book club reading.
Austenland: The Movie vs. the Book
If you’re interested in the “Austenesque” genre, you’ll enjoy Austenland by Shannon Hale. But how do the movie and book compare?
Sanditon Season 2: First Look and Premiere Date
Sanditon Season 2 premieres Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS. Sanditon Season 2 The fan-favorite drama based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel is returning after the first season’s finale left viewers hanging in suspense and clamoring for more. The story continues with its high-spirited and independent heroine, Charlotte Heywood (Rose […]
Emma, Mr. Knightley, and Chili-Slaw Dogs (2014) – Clean Book Review
When it comes to Jane Austen’s Emma, I have two particular favorite modern adaptations. There is Juliet Archer‘s Emma that has adult language and a steamy scene and this clean Southern romance by Mary Jane Hathaway that gives John Knightley (Mr. Knightley’s brother) a bigger role. Editors Synopsis of EMMA, MR. KNIGHTLEY, AND CHILI-SLAW DOGS […]
Book Review: Death and Sensibility: A Jane Austen Society Mystery (2021)
Death and Sensibility: A Jane Austen Society Mystery Description Bookstore owner Erin Coleridge seeks the scoundrel who silenced a conference’s keynote speaker in Elizabeth Blake‘s second charming Jane Austen Society mystery. When the quaint English town of York hosts a Jane Austen Society conference, bookseller Erin Coleridge is glad to get out of Kirkbymoorside for […]
EMMA the Musical (2018)- An Honest Soundtrack Review
Kelli Barrett (Emma) has a gorgeous soprano that does Paul Gordon’s music justice and makes for pleasant listening from start to finish
REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice The Musical by Paul Gordon
Without giving away too much, I wanted to share my top 3 reasons for why you need to buy or rent Pride and Prejudice the musical on streamingmusicals.com or Amazon. Paul Gordon’s Hilarious Book Paul Gordon is known for his comedies such as EMMA the Musical. He does not disappoint here either. He has written […]