Další ze série kriminálních příběhů, v nichž hlavní vyšetřovatelkou je samotná Jane Austenová, se odehrává v přímořském letovisku Lyme Regis, kam se na ozdravný pobyt vypraví rodina Austenových. Příjezd je však poznamenán nešťastnou příhodou. Jejich kočár se převrátí a oni jsou nuceni vyhledat útočiště na blízkém panství. Právě zde se Jane poprvé setká s tajemným a nespoutaným, zároveň však velmi přitažlivým panem Geoffreyem Sidmouthem. Tento muž je pro Jane záhadou, neboť je podezřele úzce spjat s místní partou pašeráků...
Na návštěvě panství své přítelkyně, mladé a krásné Isobely Payneová, hraběnky ze Scargrave, se stane Jane svědkyní tragédie. Isobelin manžel – gentleman ve zralém věku, je postižen záhadným a trýznivým onemocněním. Smrt hraběte se jeví jako krutá rána osudu pro čerstvě vdanou Isobel. Přesto truchlící vdova brzy zjistí, že to je jen začátek jejího neštěstí… Brzy obdrží zlověstný úřední dopis, ve kterém ji obviňuje Earlův synovec z cizoložství a z vraždy. Zoufale se bojí, že ji dopis vystaví skandálu obřích rozměrů, a proto požádá svoji přítelkyni o pomoc. Jane se tak zaplete do nebezpečného vyšetřování, které ji zavede až k vězení Newgate a do Sněmovny lordů. Sama se však ocitne v ohrožení života…
Pro všechny, kteří milují Jane Austenovou... Úžasně zábavná nová série, která promění jedinečného autora v mimořádného detektiva!
"May 1816: Jane Austen is feeling unwell, with an uneasy stomach, constant fatigue, rashes, fevers and aches. She attributes her poor condition to the stress of family burdens, which even the drafting of her latest manuscript-about a baronet's daughter nursing a broken heart for a daring naval captain-cannot alleviate. Her apothecary recommends a trial of the curative waters at Cheltenham Spa, in Gloucestershire. Jane decides to use some of the profits earned from her last novel, Emma, and treat herself to a period of rest and reflection at the spa, in the company of her sister, Cassandra. Cheltenham Spa hardly turns out to be the relaxing sojourn Jane and Cassandra envisaged, however. It is immediately obvious that other boarders at the guest house where the Misses Austen are staying have come to Cheltenham with stresses of their own-some of them deadly. But perhaps with Jane's interference a terrible crime might be prevented. Set during the Year without a Summer, when the eruption of Mount Tambora in the South Pacific caused a volcanic winter that shrouded the entire planet for sixteen months, this fourteenth installment in Stephanie Barron's critically acclaimed series brings a forgotten moment of Regency history to life"-- Provided by publisher
Set against the backdrop of Christmas 1804, the story follows Jane Austen as she is drawn into a peculiar commission by Lord Harold Trowbridge. Tasked with shadowing his niece, Lady Desdemona, who has escaped to Bath to evade the unwanted advances of the disreputable Earl of Swithin, Austen navigates the challenges of a small town while exploring themes of intrigue and societal expectations.
Discover deeper bonds and more intimate connections with the power of the Enneagram The Enneagram is a popular tool for self-discovery, but it can also help enhance romantic relationships. With The Enneagram in Love as your guide, you will learn how to use insights from this motivation-based personality system to improve loving partnerships and create a more fulfilling connection with your significant other.This comprehensive exploration of the Enneagram offers an in-depth examination of the ways each of the nine types behaves in relationships: how they handle intimacy, express themselves, and deal with conflict. Discover the opportunities and challenges that you and your partner will face while also getting realistic, actionable advice for navigating and overcoming tough spots you might encounter.The Enneagram in Love includes:Romance and the Enneagram--Get a guide focused on improving your love life through the reasoned approach of the Enneagram.Love for everyone--Examine the interplay between the nine types with chapters devoted to the strengths and weaknesses of all 45 possible couplings.A road map for success--Explore potential problem spots in your relationship and what you can do to address them.Love like you've never loved before--with a little help from the Enneagram.
Jane Austen turns sleuth in this delightful murder mystery set over the twelve days of a Regency-Era Christmas party.Christmas Eve, 1814: Jane Austen has been invited to spend the holiday with family and friends at The Vyne, the gorgeous ancestral home of the wealthy and politically prominent Chute family. As the year fades and friends begin to gather beneath the mistletoe for the twelve days of Christmas festivities, Jane and her circle are in a celebratory mood: Mansfield Park is selling nicely; Napoleon has been banished to Elba; British forces have seized Washington, DC; and on Christmas Eve, John Quincy Adams signs the Treaty of Ghent, which will end a war nobody in England really wanted. Jane, however, discovers holiday cheer is fleeting. One of the Yuletide revelers dies in a tragic accident, which Jane immediately views with suspicion. If the accident was in fact murder, the killer is one of Jane’s fellow snow-bound guests. With clues scattered amidst cleverly crafted charades, dark secrets coming to light during parlor games, and old friendships returning to haunt the Christmas parties, whom can Jane trust to help her discover the truth and stop the killer from striking again?
The Paris Wife meets PBS's Victoria in this enthralling novel of the life and loves of one of history's most remarkable women: Winston Churchill's scandalous American mother, Jennie Jerome
Jasper Johns to Jeff Four Decades of Art from the Broad Collections, organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), is the first large-scale exhibition of the Broads' achievement, presenting more than 100 works of art from these two significant collections. The show highlights American artists whose paintings, sculptures, and photographs the Broads have acquired in depth, among them Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein, Cindy Sherman, and Cy Twombly, Johns, Koons, and the Los Angeles artists John Baldessari, Sharon Lockhart, Charles Ray, Ed Ruscha, and Robert Therrien. German artists such as George Baselitz and Anselm Kiefer are also represented. Together, these works form an invaluable record of the artistic achievements of the past forty years.This catalogue, published in conjunction with the exhibition, illustrates the objects in the exhibition as well as several related works from the Broad collections. The accompanying texts include an interview with Eli and Edythe Broad by exhibition curators Stephanie Barron and Lynn Zelevansky, as well as essays by art historians Thomas Crow, Sabine Eckmann, Joanne Heyler, and Pepe Karmel, which place the works in critical and historical context.
