Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction: Murder at Mansfield Park (Hardcover)

from NancyNo5

First let me say that I did not read Mansfield Park so I did not go in to this book with any preconceived notions of who the characters are or should be. Many reviewers have said that the book is, and for that matter, the characters are not true to the original. This should come as no surprise as...

from BookRatMisty

In Murder at Mansfield Park, Lynn Shepherd has taken Austen's notoriously least popular work and turned it on its head. Rather than take the typical approach and write a spin-off, where the story continues on or follows a minor character, Shepherd presents an alternate telling of the story, one i...

from TheLibraryhag

Take classic characters, settings and events, change them around and add a hideous murder (or two). Oh, and did I mention these were Jane Austen characters, settings and events. This could be a recipe for disaster. I admit that it took me a few sessions to get into this book, but it turned out to...

from commodoremarie

A surprisingly delightful book! An Austen pastiche that can stand on it's own - and frankly, quite possibly should. Despite the odd premise, the novel really delivers. I admit, I remember very little from when, ages back, I actually read Austen's Mansfield Park. Not one of my favorites, certainly...

from libri_amor

For those who suffered through Jane Austen, take heart, while loosely written in the Austen style, this is much easier to read. The characters are well drawn, settings are elaborately drawn. Plot is well crafted: typical machinations about whose yearly stipends would be sufficient and woe betide ...