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POSTED: 03 NOVEMBER 2010 A take with stakes on Jane Austen Aspiring writer Jane Austen knows that respectable young ladies such as herself are supposed to shun the Damned — the beautiful, fashionable, exquisitely seductive vampires who are all the rage in Georgian England in 1797. So when an innocent — or so she believes — flirtation results in her being turned by an absolute cad of a bloodsucker, she acquiesces to her family’s wishes and departs for Bath to take the waters, the only known cure. But what she encounters there is completely unexpected — perilous jealousies and further betrayals, a new friendship and a possible love. Yet, all that must be put aside when the warring French invade unsuspecting Bath, and the streets run red with good English blood. Suddenly, only the staunchly British Damned can defend the nation they love . . . with Jane Austen leading the charge at the battle’s forefront. Author Janet Mullany has worked as an archaeologist, waitress, draftsperson, radio announcer, performing arts administrator, proofreader, and bookseller. She was reared in England on a diet of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, and now lives near Washington DC. *Based on media release issued by Harper Collins. |
PUBLISHING DETAILS Jane and the Damned, by Janet Mullany | 304pp paperback $27.99 | Published November 2010 by HarperCollins. |
