Jane and the Stillroom Maid
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Authors: Stephanie Barron
Outstanding praise for
Jane and the Stillroom Maid“Details of early 19th-century country life of all cases ring true, while the story line is clear, yet full of surprises.”
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Publishers Weekly“Very appealing … As in Austen’s novels, the relationships are complex and full of suppressed passion.”
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Booklist“Barron writes with greater assurance than ever, and her heroine’s sleuthing is more confident and accomplished.”
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Kirkus Reviews“This work bears all the wonderful trademarks of the earlier titles, including period detail, measured but often sardonic wit, and authenticity.”
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Library Journal“Stephanie Barron does an excellent job of creating Jane Austen’s world. … A chilling mystery with a solution that will leave you spellbound.”
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Romantic Times“
Jane and the Stillroom Maid
has a marvelous cast of characters. The dialogue is lively and sharp and … Ms. Barron beautifully depicts the English estates and countryside.”—
Rendezvous
Superb praise for
Jane and the Genius of the Place“This is perhaps the best ‘Jane’ yet. The plot moves smoothly and quickly to its denouement. Barron’s mysteries also educate the reader, in a painless fashion, about the political, social, and cultural concerns of Austen’s time. Jane [is] a subtle but determined sleuth.”
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Chicago Tribune“Barron artfully replicates Austen’s voice, sketches several delightful portraits … and dazzles her audience with period details.”
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Publishers Weekly“Barron has succeeded in emulating the writing style of Austen’s period without mocking it.”
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The Indianapolis Star“A gem of a novel.”
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Romantic Times“Barron tells the tale in Jane’s leisurely voice, skillfully recreating the tone and temper of the time without a hint of an anachronism.”
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The Plain Dealer“Cleverly blends scholarship with mystery and wit, weaving Jane Austen’s correspondence and works of literature into a tale of death and deceit.”
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Rocky Mountain News“Faithfully and eloquently recreates a time and place as well as the diary voice of one of the most accomplished women of the early 19th century.”
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The Purloined Letter“The skill and expertise with which Stephanie Barron creates her series featuring Jane Austen seem to get better and better with each succeeding entry. The author has attained new heights in her portrayal, with Miss Austen as observer, of a fascinating period of English history.”
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Booknews
from The Poisoned Pen
Extraordinary praise far
Jane and the Wandering Eye“Barron seamlessly weaves … a delightful and lively tale. … Period details bring immediacy to a neatly choreographed dance through Bath society.”
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Publishers Weekly“Barren’s high level of invention testifies to an easy acquaintance with upper-class life and culture in Regency England and a fine grasp of Jane Austen’s own literary style—not to mention a mischievous sense of fun.”
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The New York Times Book Review“For this diverting mystery of manners, the third entry in a genteelly jolly series by Stephanie Barron, the game heroine goes to elegant parties, frequents the theater and visits fashionable gathering spots—all in the discreet service of solving a murder.”
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The New York Times Book Review“Charming period authenticity.”
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Library Journal“Stylish … This one will … prove diverting for hard-core Austen fans.”
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Booklist“No betrayal of our interest here:
Jane and the Wandering Eye
is an erudite diversion.”—
The Drood Review of Mystery“A lively plot accented with fascinating history …Barron’s voice grows better and better.”
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Booknews
from The Poisoned Pen“A pleasant romp … [Barron] maintains her ability to mimic Austen’s style effectively if not so closely as to ruin the fun.”
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The Boston Globe“Stephanie Barron continues her uncanny recreation of the ‘real’ Jane Austen. … Barron seamlessly unites historical details of Austen’s life with fictional mysteries, all in a close approximation of Austen’s own lively, gossipy style.”
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Feminist Bookstore News
Lavish praise for
Jane and the Man of the Cloth“Nearly as wry as Jane Austen herself, Barron delivers pleasure and amusement in her second delicious Jane Austen mystery. … Worthy of its origins, this book is a delight.”
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Publishers Weekly“If Jane Austen really did have the ‘nameless and dateless’ romance with a clergyman that some scholars claim, she couldn’t have met her swain under more heartthrobbing circumstances than those described by Stephanie Barron.”
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The New York Times Book Review“Prettily narrated, in true Austen style … a boon for Austen lovers.”
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Kirkus Reviews“Historical fiction at its best.”
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Library Journal“The words, characters and references are so real that it is a shock to find that the author is not Austen herself.”
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The Arizona Republic“Stephanie Barron’s second Jane Austen mystery … is even better than her first. … A classic period mystery.”
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The News & Observer
, Raleigh, NC“Delightful… captures the style and wit of Austen.”
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San Francisco Examiner“Loaded with charm, these books will appeal whether you are a fan of Jane Austen or not.”
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Mystery Lovers Bookshop News
The highest praise for
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor“Splendid fun!”
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Star Tribune
, Minneapolis“Happily succeeds on all levels: a robust tale of manners and mayhem that faithfully reproduces the Austen style—and engrosses to the finish.”
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Kirkus Reviews“Jane is unmistakably here with us through the work of Stephanie Barron—sleuthing, entertaining, and making us want to devour the next Austen adventure as soon as possible!”
—Diane Mott Davidson
“Well-conceived, stylishly written, plotted with a nice twist… and brought off with a voice that works both for its time and our own.”
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Booknews
from The Poisoned Pen“People who lament Jane Austen’s minimal lifetime output… now have cause to rejoice.”
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The Drood Review of Mystery“A light-hearted mystery …The most fun is that ‘Jane Austen’ is in the middle of it, witty and logical, a foil to some of the ladies who primp, faint and swoon.”
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The Denver Post“A fascinating ride through the England of the hackney carriage … a definite occasion for pride rather than prejudice.”
—Edward Marston
“A thoroughly enjoyable tale. Fans of the much darker Anne Perry … should relish this somewhat lighter look at the society of fifty years earlier.”
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Mostly Murder“Jane sorts it all out with the wit and intelligence Jane Austen would display.
(four if you really love Jane Austen).”
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Detroit Free Press
ALSO BY STEPHANIE BARRONJane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor: Being the First Jane Austen Mystery
Jane and the Man of the Cloth: Being the Second Jane Austen Mystery
Jane and the Wandering Eye: Being the Third Jane Austen Mystery
Jane and the Genius of the Place: Being the Fourth Jane Austen Mystery
Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House: Being the Sixth Jane Austen Mystery
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