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Authors: Elizabeth Aston
Elizabeth Aston is a passionate Jane Austen devotee who studied English at Oxford. Her parents named her after the heroine of
Pride and Prejudice
. She lives in Oxford and Italy with her family. For more information, go to elizabeth-aston.com.
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âThose who enjoy Austen will certainly enjoy Aston's work, as will historical readers who want an engaging plot and characters'
Library Journal
âIn the mode of Heyer and Austen, Elizabeth Aston ⦠comments on the period with affection, respect and a ready wit.'
Good Book Guide
âThis novel is written with grace, charm and wit ⦠It is an entertaining, engaging and engrossing romp through Regency London that sparkles like the champagne which is opened at the end of the novel'
Historical Novels Review
âGood reading. Fans of the series will enjoy this chronicle of reversals of fortune'
Publishers Weekly
âLight, frothy fun'
Bookseller
âA fine Regency romp'
Publishing News
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