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    Book Review: Charlotte by Helen Moffett

    Charlotte is a picture of domesticity. The bulk of the book is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice from Charlotte’s perspective but it takes us a while… Read more “Book Review: Charlotte by Helen Moffett”

    April 2, 2021 by francesduncanwrites

    Book Review: The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

    “In the midst of so large a family, (Mary) was utterly alone” and after the inevitable death of her father she is adrift in the world still… Read more “Book Review: The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow”

    June 29, 2020 by francesduncanwrites

    The Amateur Austenite

    If you know me at all you know I’m not good at self promotion (did I even mention that I published a book in October?). So it… Read more “The Amateur Austenite”

    January 17, 2020 by francesduncanwrites

    Home again, home again

    I’ve been home from my ten days in Hawai’i for about three weeks now. It makes me think of Dido’s Sand in my Shoes; “Two weeks away feels… Read more “Home again, home again”

    October 12, 2019 by francesduncanwrites

    Being Māori

    Being Māori is an important part of my identity. But it’s not something you can tell about me by looking at me, or even talking to me.

    August 7, 2019 by francesduncanwrites

    Impostor Syndrome

    I’m really good at helping people develop a vague idea into an actionable idea*. It’s a weird talent. Case in point: Ataria was lamenting the lack of information… Read more “Impostor Syndrome”

    April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 by francesduncanwrites

    Our Way of Life

    In classic my family fashion we were late to the mosque for the two minutes of silence, the roads were blocked, there were no parks. We pulled… Read more “Our Way of Life”

    March 22, 2019 by francesduncanwrites

    What Kitty Did Next Book Review

    The last we hear of Kitty Bennet in Pride and Prejudice is that she “spent the chief of her time with her two elder sisters. In society so superior… Read more “What Kitty Did Next Book Review”

    January 28, 2019 by francesduncanwrites

    Yoga by the Sea

    I’ve never been fit but I have been flexible, at one point I was training to do the splits and I was pretty close. Then my back… Read more “Yoga by the Sea”

    October 23, 2018January 13, 2019 by francesduncanwrites

    Austen Times

    The State of My Life is delayed. I got distracted with a side project and quite brutal with myself about the state of the manuscript. But the… Read more “Austen Times”

    September 24, 2018 by francesduncanwrites

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