Jane Odiwe Jane Austen Sequels

Sydney Gardens Here's an extract from my new book which will be published in September - Searching For Captain Wentworth. Inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion I've had a lot of fun writing this time travel book. It's a little different to my usual sequels, and is set both in the present and the past. Two of my favourite places in the whole world provide the setting - Bath and Lyme - I hope you enjoy this little taster! On the day that the parcel arrived I didn’t really take much notice at first. “Now, that’s what I call an interesting object,” my father said, putting the brown paper package before me on the kitchen table with a flourish. “It offers all sorts of possibilities from the exotic to the mundane.” “Knowing my luck it’s more likely to be the latter,” I muttered under my breath, spearing the top of a boiled egg with my spoon to watch the golden yolk trickle in a glutinous trail down over the striped eggcup until it congealed in a poo...

My little trip to Lyme in February seems so long ago now, and I'm always dreaming about the next time I might be able to go. As I've managed to break my hip - not by jumping off the Cobb, I hasten to add - I can't see I shall be able to go for a little while, though my darling sister has suggested pushing me in a wheelchair along the Cobb wall! I thought I'd go through the photos I took in February just to remind myself of Lyme's special beauty, and hopefully, by the time I'm walking again, not only will I be able to go up on the Cobb again, but be enjoying finer weather! Lyme Regis I love the subdued tones of these pictures - Lyme has been a real inspiration for my writing, and I'm excited to announce that my next book will be out by September! It's the first in a series - Time Travels with Jane Austen, and it's entitled, Searching for Captain Wentworth. When aspiring writer, Sophie Elliot, receives the keys to the family townhouse in ...

In September of last year I was very lucky to be invited to take part in a television programme here in the UK. It's called Masterchef, and the wonderful cooks below were competing for the title week by week, undergoing a gruelling set of challenges and providing some fabulous food for those fortunate enough to be on the receiving end of all their hard work. This episode coincided with the end of The Jane Austen Festival, and many of the attendees were asked to come along and enjoy some of the food with a Regency theme. The chefs were divided into two teams and they were competing for the chance to cook with top chef, Jason Atherton. The event took place at The Royal Crescent Hotel, and the chefs cooked outside in tents erected on what was known as the Cresent Fields in Jane Austen's day. I was so lucky to be invited to the dinner that took place next day, and meet amongst other distinguished guests, one of my favourite actors, Adrian Lukis, who you will all reco...