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Searching for Mr Tilney What secrets lie at the heart of Jane Austen’s teenage journal? When Caroline Heath is taken to Bath in 1975, she little expects to find the gothic adventure she craves, let alone discover Jane Austen’s secret teenage journal, or how it’s possible to live in someone else’s body. Yet, she’s soon caught up in a whirlwind of fantastic events - travels through time, a love story or three, and even the odd sinister murder - or so she thinks. As the past and present entwine, Jane’s journal reveals a coming of age tale, set against the scandalous backdrop of Knole Park in Kent, and the story behind an enigmatic portrait. In Bath, a Georgian townhouse acts as a portal in time, and Caroline finds herself becoming Cassandra Austen, a young woman making her debut in society, torn between family duty and the love of her life. As the riddles unfold, and the lines blur between illusion and reality, will Caroline find the happiness she seeks or will she indulge her wild imagination, threatening her future and a fairytale ending?
PDF Searching for Mr Tilney Jane Odiwe 9781545098554 Books
"Time travel, Mr Tilney, and Austen--a perfect way to spend a weekend curled up with a book. Odiwe's focus on Mr Tilney and "Northanger Abbey" themes will appeal to many Austen fans. The author has great command of Austen-like style and her understanding of the times. I'm glad I found time to read this latest and can easily recommend."
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Searching for Mr Tilney Jane Odiwe 9781545098554 Books Reviews
- What I enjoy about Jane Odiwe's novels is that she pulls you into the story and keeps you captivated with the characters, their struggles and revelations. You get a sense for the for time, and place, that the characters are in. No loose ends and a glimpse into Jane's life as it may have been.
Searching for Mr. Tilney is a lovely story of young love, discovery and flashes into the past. As Northanger Abbey is the foundation for this story line, I can't help but think of Pride and Prejudice as well, my favorite of Jane Austen's.
For anyone who loves Jane Austen and Jane Odiwe's novels, do not miss this wonderful tale. I highly recommend it! - Jane Odiwe always delivers with her diverting, fun and moving characterizations of the people Jane Austen wrote about. I have loved all of her books. With a bit of time travel, this book was that much more fun with. Caroline, Harry and many more entertaining characters!
- Time travel, Mr Tilney, and Austen--a perfect way to spend a weekend curled up with a book. Odiwe's focus on Mr Tilney and "Northanger Abbey" themes will appeal to many Austen fans. The author has great command of Austen-like style and her understanding of the times. I'm glad I found time to read this latest and can easily recommend.
- I find myself engrossed in this book during a time of particularly high emotions, just having survived a literal storm.. I think of this piece as almost a modern retelling of Northanger Abbey in spots coupled with a young woman's own unique journey through self discovery.. my impression of Caroline was hampered by her own extremely low self-esteem.. it was hard in some passages to grasp the intensity of the attraction others felt for her when she projected herself as less than ordinary.. not a difficult flaw to overcome.. prepare to feel all the bittersweet trappings as love stories are brought vividly to life from the youth of the young Austen sisters.. knowing as many of us fans do the tragic endings we've uncovered in our never ending quest to know the woman who contributed so much to our love of life, love and literature.
- A fascinating and beautifully written story. So intricate with details, transporting me to the many scenes throughout the novel. I found my imagination drifting to Bath and the time I spent there also. A wonderful retelling of Northanger Abbey. I loved every page. A highly recommended read.
- My Rating 4.5*
This is another wonderful time slip story by the ever talented Jane Odiwe. She paints a palette of images, emotions and atmosphere with her words.
"It felt wrong to be disturbing the past, stirring up the souls of those who'd once lived there, or resurrecting the dreams and visions that still held me, captivated and caught in the layers of time." (quote from the book)
Caroline Heath, a young fashion student in 1975, has been ill and recovering at home with her mother, has been invited to Bath by friends of the family. Being a fan of Jane Austen and her novels, especially 'Northanger Abbey', she is thrilled to have the opportunity to explore Bath and maybe even find her own Mr. Tilney in Bath. Little does she know she will find find a journal that belonged to a young Jane Austen.
I think for me, Caroline's 'time slips' to the past were the most exciting and intriguing. So many 'facts' are incorporated into these portions. We get to see Jane on the cusp of adulthood and feel Cassandra's burgeoning love for a young curate. Ms. Odiwe's skill shines bright here. When not slipping into the past, Caroline is on her own journey that loosely follows Catherine Morland's. There is a similar innocence, as well as imagination, between them.
I did feel the book ended just a bit too soon, as I would have liked it to come full circle with the Prologue which was 2017. Still, that is only a small quibble on my part. I do highly recommend this delightful story. - If you haven’t already heard, Jane Odiwe has written three sensational time-slip novels about Jane Austen, the people in her life, and her writing
In Searching for Captain Wentworth, readers travel back to 1802 to learn more about Jane Austen’s “silent†Bath years and perhaps fall in love with one of her brothers!
In Project Darcy, Ms. Odiwe takes readers to Steventon in 1796, where readers encounter Tom Lefroy and observe a beautifully plausible romance!
And in her latest time-slip tale, Searching for Mr. Tilney, Ms. Odiwe transports readers back to 1788-1789, where we witness both Cassandra and Jane Austen experience their first tastes of love!
NOTE Each novel is standalone, and does not need to be read in any particular order.
Our main heroine in this tale, Caroline Heath, is a fashion student with an affinity for Jane Austen. And her story begins in the winter of 1975, when she travels to Bath with family friends and finds an old journal that she concludes must have belonged to Jane Austen! The journal dates from 1788 and tells the important events and exchanges between Jane and Cassandra and their cousins while traveling to Kent and Bath. But in addition to reading this illuminating journal, Caroline experiences moments where she feels herself transported to Jane Austen’s world and in the body of Cassandra Austen! How is this possible?!?
Combined with visits to Jane Austen’s world and reading entries from her journal, Caroline makes two other exciting discoveries while in Bath. One is that she may have found her very own Mr. Tilney in the form of Harry Tate (a charming and teasing theology student studying in Bath). And the second has to do with the history behind the Rice Portrait of Jane Austen. There are plenty of adventures befalling our young heroine in this tale!!
Travels, time-slip phenomena, discoveries about Jane Austen’s life – there is so much to love about Searching for Mr. Tilney! As always, I love how Jane Odiwe thoughtfully blends history and fiction, her clever nods to Jane Austen novels (particularly Northanger Abbey), and how her narration is infused with such descriptive and expressive language. Ms. Odiwe’s artistic eye comes into play often as many scenes, characters, rooms, etc. are described with such tangible and vibrant detail. I just love all the visuals that continuously pop in my head while reading! One of the aspects I loved most about this story was the unique focus on Cassandra Austen and an earlier time period of Jane Austen’s life. It was fun to explore Cassandra’s love life and see Jane’s first feelings on love and marriage!
Another element I adored were the multiple, distinctive story-lines that effortless entwined with one another. Instead of one heroine, it felt as if there were three. I found Cassandra’s story to be the most riveting and would look forward to when chapters would switch to her! But I also greatly enjoyed sweet Caroline – she is such a kind and gentle soul (very Jane Bennet!), and I loved her developing romance with Harry (and all his intense and impassioned looks! *sigh*). Though part of me wishes we heard a little more from the heroes at the end. Some of their actions were a little distant and changeable. And since we don’t spend any time in their heads, some things didn’t feel as satisfyingly resolved. But with three lovely heroines to follow and emotionally develop, perhaps there wasn’t enough page time to explore more with the heroes.
Searching for Mr. Tilney is a thoroughly diverting journey to Bath filled with fantasy, romance, and intriguing discoveries about Jane Austen! I’m so thankful Jane Odiwe has penned another whimsical and imaginative adventure for us to enjoy! A perfect choice for Janeites!!
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