Ms Jennifer Petkus

"Seems like a lot of information before the story even starts, but I guess it make sense as I go."

24.0% "I'm really enjoying this! I wasn't sure if I would, not being a Janeite, or even familiar with any work other than P & P, but the author does a great job filling in the blanks."

50.0% "Love this book! It's funny, with an interesting plot The footnotes may proof overkill to a Janeite, but for newbies, they provide the perfect balance between not providing enough background info and disrupting the story with extraneous explanations"… (plus d'informations)

Jane Austen is back and she’s not a vampire! With the invention of the Afternet disembodied souls can now communicate with the living so 200 years after separating from her body Austen is publishing a completed version of Sanditon--which she’s worked on since leaving it unfinished at the time of her death--and she’s planning new novels, exploring social media, and maybe finding love with a long dead but charming WWI soldier. She’s helped by Melanie, her agent who’s become a close friend, and Mary, a struggling young actress who’s taken on the role of Jane’s avatar for book signings and other appearances, but there are those who don’t believe Jane is the actual Jane Austen and they are digging into the past to create trouble.

Jane been able to observe the world in the time since she’s died, but while she’s been changed by her experiences Austen is just what you’d expect: mannered but high spirited, and avid, witty and observant but with a touch of melancholy since the “life” of the dead is necessarily circumscribed. This is a longish book with lots of characters, points of view, and plot lines, but the characters, including Austen, are complex, interesting and mostly endearing, the story is riveting, especially in its latter chapters, and easy to follow, and the imagined world is fascinating and a joy to inhabit. The author has also written a mystery that involves the Afternet, Good Cop, Dead Cop, that I can’t wait to try, as well as a regency era novel, My Particular Friend, inspired by both Jane Austen and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. All three books are the first of a series so there is potentially a lot of good reading to look forward to.… (plus d'informations)

What a cute story. What if your favorite authors could come back and complete their unfinished book or better yet write new ones. Jane Austen comes back with the help of the AfterNet and the publishers really want her to finish Sanditon, the book she was writing when she died. How do you get a disembodied form to go on talk shows and book signings? Why you find someone to link up with and be their avatar.

This is part science fiction, romance, a touch of mystery and an all around good read. My only complaint is that the print is so small that it really makes it difficult to read for very long due to eye strain. I received this from LibraryThing Members Giveaway and I recommend this book.… (plus d'informations)