Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday: First Impressions

 
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature of the Breaking the Spine blog.  It's a great way to share information about forthcoming books with other readers.  Today I'm featuring the new novel from Charlie Lovett, author of The Bookman's Tale

First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen  
Publisher:  Viking Adult
Publication Date:  October 16, 2014

From barnesandnoble.comCharlie Lovett first delighted readers with his New York Times bestselling debut, The Bookman’s Tale. Now, Lovett weaves another brilliantly imagined mystery, this time featuring one of English literature’s most popular and beloved authors: Jane Austen.

Book lover and Austen enthusiast Sophie Collingwood has recently taken a job at an antiquarian bookshop in London when two different customers request a copy of the same obscure book: the second edition of Little Book of Allegories by Richard Mansfield. Their queries draw Sophie into a mystery that will cast doubt on the true authorship of Pride and Prejudice—and ultimately threaten Sophie’s life.


In a dual narrative that alternates between Sophie’s quest to uncover the truth—while choosing between two suitors—and a young Jane Austen’s touching friendship with the aging cleric Richard Mansfield, Lovett weaves a romantic, suspenseful, and utterly compelling novel about love in all its forms and the joys of a life lived in books.

Which book are you waiting for?
. . .Will you add this one to your list of must-reads?

Waiting on Wednesday: First Impressions was originally published by Catherine for bookclublibrarian.com.  This post cannot be republished without attribution.

 

 

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