The Perfect Visit tells the story of two bibliophiles who go back in time to rescue lost books and manuscripts. Vanessa Horwood decides on Regency England; Ned Marston goes to Shakespeare's.
But Vanessa wants to rewrite history. And Ned wants to meet the Bard himself.
The novel takes its title from Jane Austen's Emma "it was a delightful visit - perfect, in being much too short." Vanessa and Ned both plan such perfect visits. And both reach their destinations. Then things go wrong and their sojourns become longer and more...
THE PERFECT VISIT: A NOVEL
The Perfect Visit tells the story of two bibliophiles who go back in time to rescue lost books and ...
Jane Austen had at least a taste of London high life. In 1813 a barouche drove her around town in what she called "solitary elegance." Two years later, after a tour of his palatial Carlton House, she was invited to dedicate her last lifetime novel, "Emma," to the Prince Regent. What if she had moved in such circles earlier? What if she had fallen in love? What if her banker brother, Henry Austen, had been caught in a web of corruption that did more than destroy his own enterprises? "Lord Moira's Echo" is both a love story and a tale of dark intrigue. It draws on unpublished archives to...
Jane Austen had at least a taste of London high life. In 1813 a barouche drove her around town in what she called "solitary elegance." Two years later...