Jane Bites Back: A Novel (Jane Fairfax)
Ford's (Last Summer) fang-tastic satire of the Jane Austen craze catches up with â€œElizabeth Jane Fairfax,â€ the undead 233-year-old author and owner of an upstate New York book store. She's disgusted by thePride and Prejudiceknockoffs that fly out of her store (poor Jane hasn't seen a royalty check in almost 200 years), and her last manuscript's been rejected by 116 publishers. Things start to look up when she finally gets a deal for the book, but two problems arise as she's promotingConstance: Lord Byron, who turned Jane, wants her back; and Violet Grey, a vitriolic Brontë blogger, accuses Jane of stealing Charlotte Brontë's last unsold manuscript. Ford's Jane is a very fun and funny heroine to root for as she endures the indignities of publishing and bookselling, fends off danger and (perhaps) finds love. Her hilarious smack downs with Violet hint of more madness to come in this first of a series.(Jan.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.