Project Darcy

It Is High Summer When Ellie Bentley Joins An Archaeological Dig At Jane Austen’S Childhood Home. She’S Always Had A Talent For ‘Seeing’ Into The Past And Is Not Easily Disturbed By Her Encounters With Mr Darcy’S Ghost At The House Where She’S Staying. When Ellie Travels Into The Past She Discovers Exactly What Happened Whilst Jane Danced Her Way Through The Snowy Winter Of 1796 With Her Dashing Irish Friend. As Steventon Rectory And All Its Characters Come To Life Ellie Discovers The True Love Story Lost In Pride And Prejudice – A Tale Which Has Its Own Consequences For Her Future Destiny Changing Her Life Beyond Imagination. Reviews - Project Darcy Odiwe Writes With Great Charm And Assurance: Her Contemporary Characters Are Engaging Her Historical Protagonists Convincing. In Project Darcy She Takes A Slice Of Literary History And Turns It Into A Thoroughly Entertaining Often Very Funny And Frequently Touching Piece Of Modern Romantic Fiction. Jane Austen'S Regency World Magazine Jane Odiwe Writes From The Heart ...I Will Not Reveal The Details Of The Story Here Or How It All Works Out In The End But Reading It Felt Like A Treasure Hunt With Fun “Easter Eggs” On Every Page. Clearly Familiar With Jane Austen’S Life Ms. Odiwe Has Spent Much Time Reimagining What Austen’S Life Might Have Been Like “Between The Lines”— Laura Boyle - Jane Austen Centre Online Magazine I Thoroughly Enjoyed Getting To Spend Some More Time With Jane Odiwe’S Imagining Of Jane Austen And See What Her Life At Steventon Might Have Been Like. In Particular It Was Fun To Have A Closer Look At The Period When She Met Tom Lefroy To Get To Dance At The Winter Parties And Enjoy How Her Romance Might Have Played Out As Well As To See What An Impact It And Tom Might Have Had On Her As A Young Woman And How Their Burgeoning Relationship Might Have Informed Her Writing. Equally Enjoyable Though Was The Idea Of Spending A Summer With The Modern-Day Characters On The Site Of The Old Vicarage At Steventon And Then Later In London And In And Around Bath. I Pretty Much Read Project Darcy In One Sitting. Even Though I Knew At Least How Jane Austen’S Own Story Would End I Loved Spending Time With Her Again In That Period As Well As Being Anxious To See Where The Modern-Day Characters Would Be At The End Of The Book – And Who With! This Was A Highly Enjoyable Read For Me Because It Had A Bit Of Everything: Sumptuous Period Detail – I Can Imagine That Jane Odiwe Had Fun Imagining The Interiors Of Ashe Both In Jane Austen’S Time And In Its More Contemporary Setting; Seeing Who The Candidates For Jane Austen’S Characters Were From Her Own Circle Of Acquaintances And Their Modern-Day Counterparts; A Good Sprinkling Of Romance And Pairings Including A Glimpse Into One Of Jane Austen’S Own Rumoured Romances And The Delicious Puzzle Of Piecing All The Connections Together Made Project Darcy For This Reader. Kathryn Eastman - Nut Press Praise For Jane Odiwe'S Books Searching For Captain Wentworth Odiwe Certainly Writes A Page-Turning Romantic Mystery - Her Characters Are Intriguing And Her Narrative Full Of Surprises And Suspense. She Blends Historical Fact And Fiction With Great Style And The Settings Are Spot On In What The Writer Describes As Her Love Letter To Bath. Jane Austen'S Regency World Magazine Mr Darcy’S Secret Jane Odiwe Comes To It Steeped In Austen In All Her Renditions; Odiwe’S Sentences Often Glint With Reflections Of The Great Jane … - Historical Novel Society Willoughby’S Return Odiwe’S Elegantly Stylish Writing Is Seasoned With Just The Right Dash Of Tart Humour And Her Latest Literary Endeavour Is Certain To Delight Both Austen Devotees And Regency Romance Readers - Booklist Lydia Bennet’S Story Odiwe Pays Nice Homage To Austen’S Stylings And Endears The Reader To The Formerly Secondary Character Spoiled And Impulsive Lydia Bennet … Devotees Will Enjoy - Publisher’S Weekly