Eliza's Daughter

Rating:
Summary: Very amusing, ate it up.
Review: was somewhat frustrated during the reading of this book as I read Sense and Sensibility many years ago, saw the movie several years ago, and, with a mind like a steel sieve, couldn't remember the plot or people. In spite of that, I thoroughly enjoyed the story, and the imitation of Austin's style. I was somewhat annoyed by the secrecy that the main character maintained, hiding certain events from the reader, and found the "surprise" at the end vexing, as I don't think there is a sequel to the sequel. Although I could find no obvious anachronisms, there was no mistaking in my mind that this was written by a modern author - Austin herself would never have dared write of some of the more shocking events that occurred in Eliza's rough life, which by modern standards is still shocking but no big deal to see in a book (outside of formula romances.) Following my immersion in this book(And having a proclivity to take to odd fancies) I find myself seeing my own mundane modern life through 18'th century eyes even as I find myself speaking as I think they spoke, and feeling an urge to put on some kind of big brown plain 18'th century everyday frock (Which I don't own). A successful book lingers with you for a while after you turn the last page, and this one does much more so than the run of the mill romance I've read on occasion.