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Sales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksalesADVANCE INFORMATIONTwoInchesof IvoryMalcolmDayKEY SELLING POINTSAnhistorically accuratenovelaboutthefamous author,JaneAusten,andherfamily livingintheturbulent times of the late Georgian and early Regency periods.Fullofauthenticdialoguebasedoninformalspeechstylefoundinlettersbetweenfamily members. A gripping imagining of the real lives of the Austens, based on thorough historical research.OnesnowyChristmas,tuckedawayinaruralHampshire rectory,MrsAustengives birthtoherseventhchild. Fromherbirth toheruntimelydeathJane%u2019spathto becomingasuccessfulnovelistis constantlychoked by unpredictable circumstances.ItisatimeofwarwithNapoleon%u2019sFrance,inwhichthreeofherbrothersserve.Thewartakesitstollwiththe spectreofpovertyforcingtheAustenstogiveuptheirbelovedfamilyhomeforacrampedapartmentinBath. Shefailstofindapublisherforherthreenovelsandfallsintodespondency.WiththeRegencyin1811,changesintastebringnewhope.Jane%u2019snovelsarepublishedandbecomefamous. HerbiggestfanisthePrinceRegenthimself,butheisanodiouscharacterwhomJaneloathes,yetwhoinvites hertodedicatehernewnovelEmmatohimself.Shouldshehold onto herhard-foughtprinciple of female independence, or acquiesce to gain financial security for herfamily?Anexcitedmarket,includingLordByron,is enthralledbythisnewanonymous%u201clady%u201d authorwhoisthefirstto write about feelings and human relations. Questions about love, marriage, freedom for women are continually thrownup; but herdarkest, yet comedic, thoughts are notrevealed until herfinal hours.Malcolm Day hasworkedinpublishingfor25years,asaneditorandwriterinillustratedbooks, includingfor Reader%u2019sDigest.Many titles asauthorincludeVoices fromtheWorld of JaneAusten.Previously hewas an Englishteacher,includingaspell inKhartoumduringthe1980sfamine.Amongsthisareasofinterestare history,mythology,religion,andhenowenjoyswritinghistoricalfictionlivingontheedgeofDartmoor.Publication Date: 28th November 2024 %u00a312.99 ISBN:9781836280453 Themasubjectcategory:FV%u2013Historicalfictionpaperback 198 x 129 mm 400 pp Portrait Authorlocation: Dartmoor