Hello, readers! It’s a treat to be back at
My Jane Austen Book Club to kick off my blog tour for my upcoming release, Madness
in Meryton. This is my sixth Austenesque novel, and I have to say, I think it
is my favorite one yet!
Like Elizabeth Bennet, I enjoy human folly,
and there is plenty of it to be had in Madness, which is a mischievous twist on
the Groundhog Day trope. The day being relived takes us through Elizabeth’s
meeting with Mr. Wickham in Meryton, and his accusations about Mr. Darcy that
evening, but as the day continues repeating, it begins to vary widely and with
shocking results.
I will be sharing an excerpt with every
post on my blog tour, and today’s except features an idea of my own invention,
that the Bennet sisters’ first encounter with Mr. Wickham in set during
Meryton’s monthly market day. This scene is set at the market about a week into
Elizabeth’s redundant loop, at a time when she is chiefly fixated on promoting
the attachment between Jane and Mr. Bingley, though the seemingly endless
repetition has made her reckless and rash….
