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 The Importance of Being Emma
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 Mark Knightley – handsome, clever, rich – is used to women falling at his feet. Except Emma Woodhouse, who’s like part of the family – and the furniture. When their relationship changes dramatically, is it an ending or a new beginning?
Emma’s grown into a stunningly attractive young woman, full of ideas for modernising her family business. Then Mark gets involved and the sparks begin to fly. It’s just like the old days, except that now he’s seeing her through totally new eyes.
While Mark struggles to keep his feelings in check, Emma remains immune to the Knightley charm. She’s never forgotten that embarrassing moment when he discovered her teenage crush on him. He’s still pouring scorn on all her projects, especially her beautifully orchestrated campaign to find Mr Right for her ditzy PA. And finally, when the mysterious Flynn Churchill – the man of her dreams – turns up, how could she have eyes for anyone else?
With its clueless heroine and entertaining plot, this modern re-telling of Jane Austen’s Emma stays true to the original, while giving fresh insights into the mind of its thoroughly updated and irresistible hero.
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The Importance of Being Emma is the first in Juliet Archer’s series, ‘Jane Austen in the 21st Century’.
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Review from Joanna Trollope, June 2009
“This is a very very difficult genre to write. This is a novel based as a loving tribute to the sacred Jane Austen’s Emma. And it really is an extremely brave attempt to echo her novel . The trouble is about doing anything in the aura of Jane Austen. Is not only do the fans of Jane Austen know every single word of her novels but they are also extremely possessive about them. But this is more, I have to say, than a brave try of updating a sacred classic. It’s an ingenious and often effective, very affectionate tribute to a great predecessor with some witty contemporary versions of characters that I think Jane Austen herself would have loved.
And I also very much appreciated the chance to get inside of Mr Knightley’s head, which turned out to be a much livelier place than I had ever supposed the originals to be. So huge congratulations Juliet, well done and I look forward, very much to seeing what you do with the interior life of Captain Wentworth in your next”.
Joanna Trollope
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Unfortunately, will not be published until 2010
Juliet’s second book in the series - Persuade Me
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 She took a deep breath. ‘So, who’ve you been dreaming about?’
He frowned, picked up the last pair of new shirts, still in their cellophane wrapping, and forced them into the suitcase. ‘What do you mean?’
She bit her lip. Perhaps she shouldn’t have mentioned it; not when he was about to leave for the airport. And yet ...
Another deep breath. ‘You’ve been calling out to someone in your sleep, a woman. I didn’t think that much about it at first, but now it’s been three nights in a row.’
He froze in the act of snapping the suitcase shut. Then he looked across at her, his face expressionless. ‘What did I say?’
‘You said “Anne”, over and over again. And you sounded so different, so gentle, as if – as if – ’ It hurt to breathe and she could feel tears scratching at the back of her eyes, but she had to know. ‘Who’s Anne?’
Silence … and the strangest feeling that he’d already left; that he was far away, with someone else.
‘Rick, who is she?’
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Helping the Environment
All Choc Lit paperbacks, which includes The Importance of Being Emma and Starting Over, will be made from FSC-certified paper. The FSC – Forest Stewardship Council – is an international non-profit organisation founded in 1993 to support the world’s forests. They ensure that forests are managed responsibly, to protect wildlife habitats and respect the rights of local communities.
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