Carrie Bebris
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Recent Updates June 2, 2008 The Matters at Mansfield Excerpt Events |
Dear Readers,
Blame it on Henry Crawford.
I admit, it has been a while since I updated my website. Do forgive
me. I have been writing, you see—writing Mr. and Mrs. Darcy’s
next adventure, in which our favorite Austen couple crosses paths
with a favorite Austen rogue. And that rascal Henry Crawford has
kept me, and the Darcys, quite busy.
He is an enigmatic character, Mr. Crawford—so utterly charming,
yet so utterly callous. Readers have been debating for two centuries
whether he is capable of redemption.
I decided to find out.
If you have read Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, you have met
Mr. Crawford, the charismatic cad who embarks on a series of
calculated flirtations that leave more than one casualty in his wake.
By the end of Austen’s novel, he is a man with numerous enemies:
the disgraced Maria Rushworth, her humiliated husband, her
scandalized father, her reprehensible Aunt Norris . . . to name a few.
And that was before he crossed Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
It seems that while Lady Catherine was busy minding the Darcys’
business at Pemberley in North by Northanger, she should have
kept a closer eye on her own affairs. Or at least, on her own
daughter.
She now finds herself forced to solicit the Darcys’ assistance in
resolving a certain matter requiring the utmost discretion. It is one of
many matters that challenge Elizabeth and Darcy as they navigate a
web of deception to determine which denizen of Mansfield Park
harbors the strongest malice toward Henry Crawford.
The Matters at Mansfield (Or, The Crawford Affair) will release
in September 2008. I am very excited about the book. It was a lot of
fun to write (Henry Crawford's rakish ways finally catch up with him
-- who could not have fun with that?), and I think it is the best Mr. &
Mrs. Darcy mystery yet. I hope you will agree. For a sneak peek,
check out the excerpt.
Blame it on Henry Crawford.
I admit, it has been a while since I updated my website. Do forgive
me. I have been writing, you see—writing Mr. and Mrs. Darcy’s
next adventure, in which our favorite Austen couple crosses paths
with a favorite Austen rogue. And that rascal Henry Crawford has
kept me, and the Darcys, quite busy.
He is an enigmatic character, Mr. Crawford—so utterly charming,
yet so utterly callous. Readers have been debating for two centuries
whether he is capable of redemption.
I decided to find out.
If you have read Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, you have met
Mr. Crawford, the charismatic cad who embarks on a series of
calculated flirtations that leave more than one casualty in his wake.
By the end of Austen’s novel, he is a man with numerous enemies:
the disgraced Maria Rushworth, her humiliated husband, her
scandalized father, her reprehensible Aunt Norris . . . to name a few.
And that was before he crossed Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
It seems that while Lady Catherine was busy minding the Darcys’
business at Pemberley in North by Northanger, she should have
kept a closer eye on her own affairs. Or at least, on her own
daughter.
She now finds herself forced to solicit the Darcys’ assistance in
resolving a certain matter requiring the utmost discretion. It is one of
many matters that challenge Elizabeth and Darcy as they navigate a
web of deception to determine which denizen of Mansfield Park
harbors the strongest malice toward Henry Crawford.
The Matters at Mansfield (Or, The Crawford Affair) will release
in September 2008. I am very excited about the book. It was a lot of
fun to write (Henry Crawford's rakish ways finally catch up with him
-- who could not have fun with that?), and I think it is the best Mr. &
Mrs. Darcy mystery yet. I hope you will agree. For a sneak peek,
check out the excerpt.
September might seem like a long time away. But the wait does provide an opportunity to read (or
reread) Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, or view the recent film adaptation that aired on PBS this
past winter. ("Masterpiece Theatre" ran a Complete Jane Austen season that included new film
versions of several novels, as well as old favorites such as the 1995 Pride and Prejudice with
Colin Firth.) But if you aren’t familiar with Mansfield Park before The Matters at Mansfield
releases, you can form your own opinion of Mr. Crawford right along with the Darcys.
As always, I thank you for the emails and guestbook notes, and regret that some of your questions
went unanswered while I was immersed in the world of Mansfield Park. Let us blame that on
Henry Crawford as well. Please know that hearing from readers is one of the best parts of my day.
(I must confess that spending a great deal of time thinking about Mr. Darcy and calling it “work” is
also rather pleasant.)
Stop back in the coming months for more news about The Matters at Mansfield. Until next time,
I remain—
Your most humble servant,
Carrie
reread) Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, or view the recent film adaptation that aired on PBS this
past winter. ("Masterpiece Theatre" ran a Complete Jane Austen season that included new film
versions of several novels, as well as old favorites such as the 1995 Pride and Prejudice with
Colin Firth.) But if you aren’t familiar with Mansfield Park before The Matters at Mansfield
releases, you can form your own opinion of Mr. Crawford right along with the Darcys.
As always, I thank you for the emails and guestbook notes, and regret that some of your questions
went unanswered while I was immersed in the world of Mansfield Park. Let us blame that on
Henry Crawford as well. Please know that hearing from readers is one of the best parts of my day.
(I must confess that spending a great deal of time thinking about Mr. Darcy and calling it “work” is
also rather pleasant.)
Stop back in the coming months for more news about The Matters at Mansfield. Until next time,
I remain—
Your most humble servant,
Carrie
The Italian edition of
Pride and Prescience was
so well received that my
Milan publisher has just
released Suspense and
Sensibility (Sospetto e
sentimento). An Italian
edition of North by
Northanger is also
forthcoming. If you are a
reader from Italy,
Benvenuti! Grazie del
vostro interesse per la
serie delle Indagini di
Mr. e Mrs. Darcy.
Pride and Prescience was
so well received that my
Milan publisher has just
released Suspense and
Sensibility (Sospetto e
sentimento). An Italian
edition of North by
Northanger is also
forthcoming. If you are a
reader from Italy,
Benvenuti! Grazie del
vostro interesse per la
serie delle Indagini di
Mr. e Mrs. Darcy.
Happy news: North by
Northanger won the 2007
Daphne du Maurier Award for
excellence in romantic
suspense, and a Reviewers
Choice Award for Best
Historical Mystery of 2006.
Northanger won the 2007
Daphne du Maurier Award for
excellence in romantic
suspense, and a Reviewers
Choice Award for Best
Historical Mystery of 2006.
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