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A novel by Dee Blankenship

Coming Soon – April 2025

The Austen Sisters

A modern day fun story - Jane Austen today

A Modern Day Tale of Pride, Persuasion and Sensibilities

“No one who had ever met the Austen sisters would have presumed them to be heroines of a novel…

Unless of course, they have read Jane Austen.”

Synopsis

No one who had ever met the Austen sisters would have presumed them to be heroines of a novel.
 

In this contemporary re-imagining of Jane Austen’s beloved novels, five sisters, each embodying the spirit of Austen’s heroines gather at the opulent Mansfield Park Resort for their cousin Fanny’s wedding.
 

Drawing from the charm and wit of Austen’s characters, the sisters navigate love, society, and secrets while discovering the true meaning of family and friendship. 
 

Can Elinor, Elizabeth, Anne, Emma & Catherine, with their own strengths and vulnerabilities, find their paths to love in this delightful fusion of Austen’s timeless narratives. 

The wedding event

Destination ~ Mansfield Park for an amazing wedding event!

Meet the Sisters

Elinor

“Sense will always have attractions for me.”
~ Sense & Sensibility

Elizabeth 

“She had a lively, playful disposition that delighted in anything ridiculous.”
~ Pride & Prejudice

Emma

“Faultless, in spite of her faults.”
~ Emma

Anne

“… an elegance of mind and sweetness of character’.
~Persuasion

Catherine

“Her heart was affectionate; her disposition cheerful and open, without conceit or affectation of any kind”.
~ Northanger Abbey

Author

Dee Blankenship

Dee Blankenship has BA in Political Science from the  University of California, San Diego and a Law degree from the University of Louisville, Kentucky.  She lives in Southern California with her husband, two college age children, two cats and way too many books.  This is her first novel.

Reader Comments

★★★★★

“What a fun read for even the young reader new to Jane Austen

– Emma Heiting

 

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Available April 2025

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