Follies and Foibles

<p><strong>What if Jane Austen never truly stopped writing?</strong></p><p>In this delightfully irreverent collection of five short sequels to <em>Pride and Prejudice</em> the beloved characters of Longbourn and Pemberley return-older perhaps wiser but no less entangled in matters of romance reputation and ridiculous relations.</p><p>Dictated (or so the author claims) in the wee hours by Miss Austen herself-now quite at ease in the afterlife-these tales continue the saga with sharp wit unexpected twists and just a touch of ghostly mischief. Mr Bennet acquires a monkey. Lady Catherine embarks on a civilising mission. Caroline Bingley attempts reinvention. Even Mr Wickham resurfaces somehow managing to be both entertaining and appalling.</p><p>Whether you believe in spectral storytelling or not this collection is a charming homage to Austen's world-one that invites laughter raises eyebrows and proves that some stories like some characters simply refuse to rest in peace.</p>