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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Chocolate Roses

Sunday, July 25, 2010 12:02 am by M. in ,    2 comments
This is a recently published LDS novel inspired by Jane Eyre:
Chocolate Roses.
A Jane Eyre Parody
by Joan Sowards
Publisher: Brigham Distributing
ISBN-10: 1935217623
ISBN-13: 978-1935217626

Janie Rose Whitaker's world revolved around her chocolate shop until Roger Wentworth and his young daughter moved into the apartment across from Janie's. Anyone would think Roger fit the mold of the "perfect" guy, but soon Janie discovers secrets that could keep them apart forever. Though she resists getting involved in Roger's complicated life, they are drawn further into a bittersweet relationship.
You will laugh, cry, and crave chocolate as you read this LDS parody of the classic novel Jane Eyre.
The first chapters can be read here.

The author is taking a blog tour (July 26-August 6) so we will probably talk about this novel again in our newsrounds. For the time being we highlight this interview on Rebecca Talley:
What genre or sub-genre do you write? Why did you choose this genre?
I write LDS romance. Haunts Haven is a paranormal mystery romance, Chocolate Roses is pure romance with a Jane Eyre parallel. I haven't been able to get away from the LDS genre. I guess because it is so ingrained in me.
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2 comments:

  1. Traxy7/25/2010 01:29:00 am

    I had to google what on earth "LDS" meant, and apparently, LDS fiction is Mormon fiction. Fancy that. Anyhoo, thanks for the tip, I'll see if I can find it. I'm a sucker for Jane Eyre-spinoffs...

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  2. Helen Highwater7/25/2010 08:39:00 pm

    Traxy: I was about to do the same. I was wondering if it meant Latter Days Saints, but couldn't quite work out how it was a Mormon book. Are chocolate-covered hearts an especially Mormon delicacy?! I have seen though such things as "Christian detective novels". Does it mean the characters are all Chritian, or someone's crucified at the end? ("the Romans did it!")

    It's clever marketing though and I suppose for some readers, there's an expectation with "Christian" novels - they can read it without being shocked by someone cussin' or scenes of a bonking nature.

    Which leads to the obvious question - is Jane Eyre a Christian novel? There's so many Biblical allusions in it, but is it a bit too shocking, and would you find it distasteful when child Jane says of Aunt Reed, "she knew not what she did"? I do believe someone accused Bronte of using Biblical allusions inappropriately.

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