The wedding was over, the new Mrs. Martin safely ensconced in her home at Abbey-Mill Farm, placed in the midst of those who loved her, but...

So maybe I'm really stretching it on this one, but tonight is the first night of Hanukkah (it's early occurrence this year is my jus...

Thanks to everyone who entered to win a copy of Charlotte Collins (read my review here ), and especially to Jennifer Becton for her generos...

I have so much to be thankful for this year - a beautiful new home, a healthy, loving, and thriving family, a husband without whom I would b...

I love continuations that develop the stories of Austen's secondary characters, and I know I am far from alone in my desire to see the f...

Not only did I recently read Jennifer Becton 's Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (which I wil...

... but Anne, with an elegance of mind and sweetness of character, which must have placed her high with any people of real understanding, w...