P.D. Jane? Death Comes to Pemberley
Feb. 21st, 2012 02:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ankh_hplI don't post a lot of book recommendations on this blog (bad me), but I just finished P.D. James' Death Comes to Pemberley over the long holiday weekend -- and I've got to say something to any Jane Austen readers on my f-list.
Please, please read this book if you haven't already!
I suspect that I'm late to the party on this one, but the reigning Grand Dame (oops, Baroness) of British murder does an amazing job of combining her favored genre with Austen's characters & general style. This is writing for fans, by a fan. It is also a fascinating glimpse into Regency forensics & the judicial system of the period, showing how much social class mattered even after the cuffs went on.
For an author interview (with possible spoiler), plus one review of the book & an excerpt, check here.
Fair warning: the Austen references go beyond Pride & Prejudice in this one. The more Austen you've read, the better -- or at least, the more fun you're likely to have. And I'm honestly not sure I'd recommend this to P.D. James fanciers who haven't read Austen at all (if such creatures exist).
Please, please read this book if you haven't already!
I suspect that I'm late to the party on this one, but the reigning Grand Dame (oops, Baroness) of British murder does an amazing job of combining her favored genre with Austen's characters & general style. This is writing for fans, by a fan. It is also a fascinating glimpse into Regency forensics & the judicial system of the period, showing how much social class mattered even after the cuffs went on.
For an author interview (with possible spoiler), plus one review of the book & an excerpt, check here.
Fair warning: the Austen references go beyond Pride & Prejudice in this one. The more Austen you've read, the better -- or at least, the more fun you're likely to have. And I'm honestly not sure I'd recommend this to P.D. James fanciers who haven't read Austen at all (if such creatures exist).
