The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen: A Novel wherein she tells her own story of lost love, second chances, and finding her happy ending

For every fan who has wished Jane Austen herself might have enjoyed the romance and happy ending she so carefully crafted for all her heroines... The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen, by Shannon Winslow. What if the tale Jane Austen told in her last, most poignant novel was inspired by momentous events in her own life? Did she in fact intend Persuasion to stand forever in homage to her one true love?While creating Persuasion, Jane Austen also kept a private journal in which she recorded the story behind the story - her real-life romance with a navy captain of her own. The parallel could only go so far, however. As author of her characters' lives, but not her own, Jane Austen made sure to fashion a second chance and happy ending for Anne and Captain Wentworth. Then, with her novel complete and her health failing, she prepared her simple will and resigned herself to never seeing the love of her life again. Yet fate, it seems, wasn't quite finished with her. Nor was Captain Devereaux. The official record says that Jane Austen died at 41, having never been married. But what if that's only what she wanted people to believe? It's time she, through her own private journal, revealed the rest of her story.


About the Author
Author Shannon Winslow specializes in fiction for fans of Jane Austen. Her popular debut novel, "The Darcys of Pemberley," immediately established her place in the genre, being particularly praised for the author's authentic Austenesque style and faithfulness to the original characters. "For Myself Alone" (a stand-alone Austen-inspired story) followed. Then last year "Return to Longbourn" wrapped up Winslow's "Pride and Prejudice" saga, forming a trilogy when added to the original novel and her previous sequel. Now she has given us a "what if" story starring Jane Austen herself. In "The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen," that famous author tells her own tale of lost love, second chances, and finding her happy ending. Her two sons grown, Ms. Winslow lives with her husband in the log home they built in the countryside south of Seattle, where she writes and paints in her studio facing Mt. Rainier. Learn more at Shannon's website/blog (www.shannonwinslow.com). Follow her on Twitter (as JaneAustenSays..) and on Facebook.