Jane Austen – authortranslatorOlga

#Blogtour RATIONAL CREATURES Ed. by Christina Boyd (@xtnaboyd) It was hard to be a woman in the Regency period and Austen knew it all too well! A must read for Austen lovers.

Posted on October 18, 2018 by OlgaNunez 32 Comments

Hi all: I am pleased to bring you a book by an editor (and writer) I have come to admire and trust. She has put me in touch with many great authors a well, so you read on at your peril… Ah, and don’t miss the GIVEAWAY Rational Creatures: Stirrings of Feminism in the Hearts

Posted in Blog Tour, Book launch, Book review, Book reviews A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Emma, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Mary Wollstonecraft, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Rational Creatures, Regency period, Sense and Sensibility

#TuesdayBookBlog The Not So Perfect Plan to Save Friendship House: A heartwarming, uplifting comedy about friendship, community and love by Lilly Bartlett (@MicheleGormanUK) #RBTR

Posted on September 4, 2018 by OlgaNunez 25 Comments

Hi all: Today, although we are already in September, I bring you a light read to recover from the holidays and put you in a good mood if you’re back to work. Another fabulous finding from Rosie Amber’s great group of reviewers. The Not So Perfect Plan to Save Friendship House: A heartwarming, uplifting comedy

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog chef, chick-lit, friendship, Humour, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, RBRT, residential home, romantic comedy, TuesdayBookBlog, UK

#TuesdayBookBlog THE ELIZABETH PAPERS by Jenetta James (@JenettaJames) #Regencyromance #Bookreview A joy of a novel recommended to fans of Pride and Prejudice. Excellent for book clubs.

Posted on April 3, 2018 by OlgaNunez 6 Comments

Hi all: Those of you who follow my blog and my reviews will know I fell in love with a collection of stories about some of the characters in Jane Austen’s novels and was determined to read more books by the authors. Here comes another one. And it’s a joy. The Elizabeth Papers by Jenetta James “It

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog book club, Christina Boyd, Dangerous to Know, Darcy, Elizabeth Bennett, Jane Austen, London, Pride and Prejudice, Regency novel, romance, sequel, TuesdayBookBlog

#Bookreview LOVER’S KNOT by Jenetta James (@JenettaJames) #RBRT Darcy as an amateur detective, secrets, lies, and a peep into crime detection in the Regency period.

Posted on March 28, 2018 by OlgaNunez 20 Comments

Hi all: Although it’s not one of my usual days to share reviews, the book was just published yesterday, and I thought you might enjoy this for your Easter holiday. I bring you another book by an author you might remember if you’ve been following my blog in recent times. Schhhhh! It’s a mystery! Lover’s

Posted in Book review, Book reviews amateur sleuth, criminology, Darcy, Elizabeth, England, Jane Austen, London, magistrate, mystery, Pride and Prejudice, Regency period

#TuesdayBookBlog THE ENGLISH WIFE: A NOVEL by Lauren Willig (@laurenwillig) (@StMartinsPress) Recommended to fans of Rebecca, Jane Eyre, and Jane Austen’s novels. #bookreview #historicalfiction

Posted on March 6, 2018 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: I am sure today’s book won’t be to everybody’s taste, but I loved it. See what you think. The English Wife: A Novel by Lauren Willig From New York Times bestselling author, Lauren Willig, comes this scandalous novel set in the Gilded Age, full of family secrets, affairs, and even murder. Annabelle and Bayard Van Duyvil live

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Family, Gothic, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Murder, mystery, New York, Rebecca, secrets, TuesdayBookBlog, XIX century

#TuesdayBookBlog I COULD WRITE A BOOK: A MODERN VARIATION OF JANE AUSTEN’S “EMMA” by Karen M. Cox (@KarenMCox1932) #Bookreview #RBRT A great reimagining of Emma, in a wonderful setting, and with some very heart-warming touches.

Posted on January 16, 2018 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: Here I bring you a lovely book to start the year, in case you need any recommendations. Although I’m not the only one recommending it, as you will see. I Could Write a Book: A Modern Variation of Jane Austen’s “Emma” by Karen M Cox (For readers of romantic comedy, coming of age, historical romance,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews 1970s, Book review, Jane Austen, Kentucky, new version, romance, Southern US, Tuesday Book Blog

#TuesdayBookBlog DANGEROUS TO KNOW: JANES AUSTEN’S RAKES & GENTLEMEN ROGUES Ed. by Christina Boyd (@xtnaboyd) If you love Austen, Regency-period novels, and bad boys, you must read this. #Bookreview #Blogtour

Posted on November 14, 2017 by OlgaNunez 38 Comments

Hi all: Today I’m taking part in a Blog Tour that Rosie Amber alerted me to. I got a copy of the book, so it’s a blog tour with review. And it has the advantage of including two fabulous giveaways and even a playlist. I loved it and I hope you do too. Ah, and

Posted in Blog Tour, Book launch, Book review, Book reviews anthology, fan fiction, giveaway, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Regency period, rogues, romance, Short Stories, The Darcy Monologues

#Bookreview The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen by Lindsay Ashford (@LindsayAshfordA). Faction and death in the Austen Family

Posted on May 25, 2017 by OlgaNunez 21 Comments

Hi all: I shared this review on Lit World Interviews a while back but not here and considering how entertaining the book is and what it is about, I was sure many of you would be interested if you hadn’t come across it yet. The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen by Lindsay Ashford Description: When

Posted in Book review, Book reviews death, faction, historical fiction, Jane Austen, mystery, research