Jane Bites Back

A curious book which is going to be published contains a bizarre Brontë reference. Well, specifically a Brontë blogger reference (!). On Publishers Weekly:

Jane Bites Back
Michael Thomas Ford.
Ballantine Books
Trade Paperback, 320 pages
* On Sale: January 5, 2010
* Price: $14.00
* ISBN: 978-0-345-51365-6 (0-345-51365-7)

Ford's (Last Summer) fang-tastic satire of the Jane Austen craze catches up with “Elizabeth Jane Fairfax,” the undead 233-year-old author and owner of an upstate New York book store. She's disgusted by the Pride and Prejudice knockoffs that fly out of her store (poor Jane hasn't seen a royalty check in almost 200 years), and her last manuscript's been rejected by 116 publishers. Things start to look up when she finally gets a deal for the book, but two problems arise as she's promoting Constance: Lord Byron, who turned Jane, wants her back; and Violet Grey, a vitriolic Brontë blogger, accuses Jane of stealing Charlotte Brontë's last unsold manuscript. Ford's Jane is a very fun and funny heroine to root for as she endures the indignities of publishing and bookselling, fends off danger and (perhaps) finds love. Her hilarious smack downs with Violet hint of more madness to come in this first of a series. (Jan.)

There's further information on the Ballantine Books website, though no more Brontë mentions.

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