Exciting news! My alter ego, Lucy Knight, is to be published (yes, properly published by an actual publisher). And she has a new author photo (see below). The book is called "Maria Bertram's Daughter" and it is a sequel to Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. (*Spoiler alert*). At the end of that splendid novel, Maria Bertram, who has been having an adulterous affair with Henry Crawford and is thus alienated from Good Society forever, goes off to live in obscurity with her horrid aunt, Mrs Norris.
What If? I asked myself, or Lucy asked herself, What If Maria Bertram was pregnant with Henry Crawford's child when she went to live in some obscure part of England with her grumpy aunt? What would become of that poor child? This was the genesis of my book.
When the book began it was a pure jeu d'esprit for the writer. She threw in references to classic Eng Lit of the period (trout on a blue stone, anyone?) and amused herself through lockdown, or confinement as the French call it, even more sinisterly. Her only other amusements were walking the dogs and making a weekly dash to the supermarché.
Imagine her delight when she found that a readership existed for such Entertainments.
Watch this space for further details. Interested in hearing from anyone who blogs about books, as you will be able to get a free copy! Contact me...
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