Jane Odiwe Jane Austen Sequels

Searching for Captain Wentworth by Jane Odiwe I'm very excited to show you the cover of my new book, Searching for Captain Wentworth . As you all know, I absolutely love this portrait of Jane Austen, so when Anne Rice very kindly granted permission for the painting to grace the front of my latest novel, I couldn't have been more thrilled or delighted! Searching for Captain Wentworth Who was Jane Austen's real Captain Wentworth? When aspiring writer, Sophie Elliot, receives the keys to the family townhouse in Bath, it’s an invitation she can’t turn down, especially when she learns that she will be living next door to the house that Jane Austen lived in. But, Sophie’s neglected ancestral home is harbouring more than the antiquated furniture and nesting mice, though initially Sophie tries to dismiss the haunting visions of a young girl. On discovering that an ancient glove belonging to her mysterious neighbour, Josh Strafford, will transport her back in time to Regen...

The Rice Portrait of Jane Austen At last, the exciting news about the Rice portrait has broken, and I'm so thrilled to share it with you. As reported in this morning's Guardian newspaper, new evidence has come to light of writing discovered on the painting. Using a method of digital enhancement on photographic glass plates of the painting from 1910, the words Jane Austen and the artist's name, Ozias Humphry, have been revealed. You can read all about it here!  I've seen the images for myself, and they are amazing!!! It is wonderful to have some good news to share - I've not been very well lately, and unable to blog very much, but I'm on the mend and hope to be back to normal very soon. There's a new link on the Rice Portrait website with pictures and the fascinating story behind the new discovery! Read it here!

Jane Odiwe viewing the Rice portrait in Paris There's a new article on the Rice portrait - see the website dedicated to the fascinating story behind this portrait. I was lucky enough to see this portrait for myself in Paris, and I can't wait to tell you about the exciting new evidence that has emerged in recent weeks. As it states in the article, new evidence , which has just come to light, will unambiguously give grounds for a reappraisal of the Ozias Humphry attribution, the date of the portrait and the identity of the sitter . 'Not previously scrutinised, the Emery Walker plates have produced significant corroboration of the view that we have propounded for a number of years. This new information will shortly be announced in the media, but we can now say that it is significant enough to bind together all the separate strands of evidence that make up our case .'      The 1910 photograph of the Rice portrait of Jane Austen I shall reveal all as soon as I a...