Katherine Reay has enjoyed a life-long affair with the works of Jane Austen and her contemporaries. After earning degrees in history and marketing from Northwestern University, she worked as a marketer for Proctor & Gamble and Sears before returning to school to earn her MTS. Her works have been published in Focus on the Family and the Upper Room. Katherine currently lives with her husband and three children in Seattle. Dear Mr. Knightley is her first novel.
'Reay handles. . .scenes with tenderness and a light touch,
allowing the drama to come as much from internal conflict as
external, rom-com--type misunderstandings. . .Thoughtful
escapism.'
*Kirkus*
'Dripping with period detail but fundamentally a modern story, The
Austen Escape is a clever, warmhearted homage to Austen and her
fans.'
*Shelf Awareness*
'Reay has written so many Austen-tangential novels, they almost
make a genre. While three adapt Mansfield Park, Pride and
Prejudice, and Emma, The Austen Escape stands alone . . . What's
interesting about Reay is the way she tests how far from canon new
stories can get. Where Flynn's Jane Austen Project gave us time
travel; Reay offers an Austen-triggered psychotic break. Such
storylines reveal something Janites already know: Austen is
infinitely adaptable.'
*Vulture*
'Reay's exquisite phrasing will resonate with readers and provide
much fodder for pondering. . .this is a beautifully written novel
and one to be savored and enjoyed.'
*RT Book Reviews, 4 stars*
'Unlike many books written in homage to Austen, this is not a
modern retelling of any of her stories, but rather a romp among
contemporary Austen fanatics. Readers eager for anything
Austen-related will enjoy this clean romance that explores the
concept of escapism and what it may reveal about our real
lives.'
*Publishers Weekly*
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