{"id":478,"date":"2009-07-22T22:46:56","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T02:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/?p=478"},"modified":"2009-07-23T13:08:37","modified_gmt":"2009-07-23T17:08:37","slug":"i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together\/","title":{"rendered":"I love it when a plan comes together&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/o\/ASIN\/140222429X\/ampedesistud-20\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cover of The Plight of the Darcy Brothers...\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/140222429X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of The Plight of the Darcy Brothers...\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"150\" height=\"250\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that I&#8217;m a wicked (in the New England use of the term) fan of Jane Austen&#8217;s works and avidly read and review many of the the books written by others to continue the story of the characters that Austen breathed life into.<\/p>\n<p>On August 1st, Sourcebooks is releasing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/o\/ASIN\/140222429X\/ampedesistud-20\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Plight of the Darcy Brothers: A tale of the Darcys &amp; the Bingleys<\/em><\/a> by Marsha Altman.  I reviewed her first book, <a href=\"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/?p=391\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Darcys &amp; the Bingleys: A Tale of Two Gentlemen&#8217;s Marriages to Two Most Devoted Sisters<\/em><\/a> earlier this year.  I&#8217;ll be posting a review of this new book this weekend, but first I&#8217;ve got some exciting news &#8212; can you tell I&#8217;m trying to build up the excitement?<\/p>\n<p>Marsha Altman is going to be doing a blog tour to talk about her book.  This is the list of sites where she&#8217;ll be talking about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/o\/ASIN\/140222429X\/ampedesistud-20\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Plight of the Darcy Brothers: A tale of the Darcys &amp; the Bingleys<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>July 23: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/janitesonthejames.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jane Austen Today<\/a><br \/>\nJuly 24: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/freshfiction.com\/pages.php?id=blog\">Fresh Fiction<\/a><br \/>\nJuly 28 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">J. 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Check out my review of her first book, then check back for my review of this new book.  I&#8217;ve enjoyed her take on these wonderful characters and her ability to maintain their integrity and personality while allowing them to grow and change as they live their lives within her world.<\/p>\n<p>[Hyperion:] Gayle&#8217;s being a bit understated again.\u00a0 Look at the August 12th blog listing, then look up a the title of the one you&#8217;re currently reading.\u00a0 Take a second &#8230; okay &#8230;\u00a0 now do you see why she&#8217;s excited?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that I&#8217;m a wicked (in the New England use of the term) fan of Jane Austen&#8217;s works and avidly read and review many of the the books written by others to continue the story of the characters that Austen breathed life into. 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