Pastiche

Caroline Bingley has successfully returned her brother and his friends to London - but will she be as successful in finally securing Mr Darcy's heart?Finally realising how wrong she has been, Elizabeth Bennet is desperate to reconcile with the absent Mr Darcy, especially if doing so might also settle Jane's future with Mr Bingley. But London provides diversions of its own, and more misunderstandings lie in store for several scattered couples.

"Enchanting. Molly Greeley has pulled off a piece of magic to tell a dazzling love story about the outcast's ache to be cared for and belong. This book broke my heart and put it back together again."--Allison Epstein, author of A Tip for the HangmanA mesmerizing novel set in the French royal court of Catherine de' Medici during the Renaissance, which recreates the touching and surprising true story behind the Beauty and the Beast legend, from the acclaimed author of The Clergyman's Wife and The Heiress. 1547: Pedro Gonzales, a young boy living on the island of Tenerife, understands that he is different from the other children in his village. He is mercilessly ridiculed for the hair covering his body from head to toe. When he is kidnapped off the beach near his home, he finds himself delivered by a slave broker into the dangerous and glamorous world of France's royal court. There ?Monsieur Sauvage,? as he is known, learns French, literature, and sword fighting, becoming an attendant to the French King Henri II and a particular favorite of his queen, the formidable Catherine de' Medici. Queen Catherine considers herself a collector of unusual people and is fascinated by Pedro...and determined to find him a bride.Catherine Raffelin is a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl whose merchant father has fallen on hard times and offers up his daughter to Queen Catherine. The queen will pay his debts, and his daughter will marry Monsieur Sauvage.Catherine meets Pedro for the first time on their wedding day. Barely recovered from the shock of her father's betrayal, she soon finds herself christened ?Madame Sauvage? by the royal courtiers, and must learn to navigate this strange new world, and the unusual man who is now her husband.Gorgeously written, heartbreaking and hopeful, Marvelous is the portrait of a marriage, the story of a remarkable, resilient family, and an unforgettable reimagining of one of the world's most beloved fairy tales. "A richly detailed and imaginative novel. Readers will relish Greeley's emotionally potent tale."--Booklist

All three books in the Meetings and Misunderstandings Series ~ a variation on Jane Austen's Pride and PrejudiceTo Meet Mr DarcyForced to miss the Meryton Assembly due to illness, Elizabeth Bennet's first meeting with Mr Darcy is more successful than it might have been, although she is cautious to guard her heart against too much feeling for a man she scarcely knows, and who nurses secrets of his own.Fitzwilliam Darcy befriends Elizabeth Bennet out of necessity - and as a form of protection from certain other young ladies who have their sights set on Pemberley. He certainly does not anticipate falling in love...To Marry Mr DarcyWhen Fitzwilliam Darcy asks Elizabeth to marry him it is a logical proposal - one he thinks might benefit them both. Even if they are the only ones who can see it!Her family is convinced Elizabeth Bennet has leapt from one mishap to another, and when news of his surprise wedding spreads, Mr Darcy finds himself without the support of family and friends. Will such an onslaught of opposition from all sides unite the new Mr and Mrs Darcy, or cause further heartache?To Mend Mr DarcyWith his family fractured, Fitzwilliam Darcy does not know where to turn. Can he learn to trust his heart, even if it means overcoming his own stubborn opinions?If Elizabeth Bennet's happiness is ruined - perhaps forever - she is determined to work a happier ending for her sisters. Can a gathering at Pemberley resolve all of their problems, or will it merely make everything worse?

Three Christmassy Pride and Prejudice Variations. Christmas at PemberleyNewly-married Elizabeth Darcy is determined that her first Christmas at Pemberley with Mr Darcy will be a happy one, and if that means scheming for her new sister to find happiness then that's what she will do!Georgiana Darcy is delighted to see her brother so happy and adores her new sister-in-law. She is rather less enamoured with the new curate of their parish, who seems rude, arrogant and unbearably dull upon their first meeting. Forced to interact with him to organise a Christmas concert, however, she begins to glimpse a different side to him and wonders if her first impressions were mistaken¿Mr Daniel Lambert is overworked and overwhelmed in his new role as curate. The Christmas season is busy and he is desperate not to let his parishioners or his family down. Can he learn to trust his new friends the Darcys and step into his new life in Derbyshire or will he let the pressure of expectation keep him aloof and alone? Yuletide ReunionAbsence makes the heart grow fonder as London-bound Fitzwilliam Darcy realises all he left behind him in Hertfordshire. What providence, then, that Elizabeth Bennet and her whole family have been invited to spend the tail-end of the Christmas season in London with their aunt and uncle.Will Mr Darcy and Elizabeth work together to reunite their friends; and in so doing listen to their own hearts? A Very Bennet ChristmasKept at Netherfield by an un-persuadable Charles Bingley, and surprised by an impromptu visit from his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, Mr. Darcy looks set for a Christmas that is anything but restful. Throw in an uncanny ability to offend the one young lady his heart stubbornly refuses to ignore and the complicated machinations and missteps of those around him and the festive season could prove rather more eventful than anyone anticipated...

Three Christmassy Pride and Prejudice Variations. A Very Merry MasqueradeElizabeth Bennet is furious when she discovers Mr. Darcy has removed, with Charles Bingley in tow, to London for Christmas, seeing in it a blatant attempt to undermine the relationship that had begun to flourish between Bingley and her sister. When the Gardiners invite Elizabeth and Jane to stay with them in Gracechurch Street over the festive season, she seizes on the opportunity to repair the damage Darcy has caused and reunite the lovers, little realising her own heart is in danger, and from Darcy himself. Fitzwilliam Darcy acted in the best interest of his friend in preventing an unequal match ¿ or so he thought. Reacquainted with both Jane and Elizabeth Bennet, he is forced to acknowledge his first, hasty assessment of both sisters was utterly false. Can he salvage not only his friend's hopes of future happiness, but his own, before the year is out? Mr Darcy's Christmas CarolFitzwilliam Darcy is in London, and resigns himself to the social whirl of Christmas with Charles and Caroline Bingley and without mention of any young ladies with the surname "Bennet". Alas, his subconscious has other plans and he finds himself, one evening, plagued by dreams. Awaking upset at the potential futures played out in his imagination, he determines he must undo his mistakes before it is too late. Elizabeth Bennet is surprised to see both Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy appear back in Hertfordshire so soon after they left for London, but cannot deny her pleasure at seeing them again, firstly for Jane's sake, but more reluctantly for her own. For Mr Darcy is not the only person whose nightly dreams have revealed a future they might enjoy, if only they are brave enough to act in the present¿ Midwinter in MerytonElizabeth Bennet's Christmas is a quiet one, with heavy snowfall preventing anybody coming and going from Longbourn. She is puzzling over how to reunite her sister with Mr Bingley when Mr Darcy crosses her path, and offers to do the thing she cannot: to summon Mr Bingley back to Netherfield, and to Jane. Fitzwilliam Darcy returned to Hertfordshire on a fleeting errand, never thinking he would find himself snowed in alone for Christmas. Surprised not to enjoy his involuntary isolation, he makes his way on foot to Longbourn, and finds in the Bennets the warmth and society he didn't know he needed..

Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet have finally confessed their true feelings for one another and decided to marry - and not even Mr Bennet's opposition will prevent their future happiness. Their friends support the match, even if Elizabeth's father remains an obstacle, and the group departs to London for Christmas.Caroline Bingley seems to be the only person of their party to recognise the true folly of the match, and will stop at nothing to force Fitzwilliam Darcy to see sense, even if that means involving his own aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, who is surely against such a marriage...Can Darcy and Elizabeth overcome this last opposition even from those close to them and learn from the obstacles they have faced thus far on their journey to happily ever after?The Darcy Decision is a Pride and Prejudice variation, and the conclusion of the Pathway to Pemberley Series.

George Wickham is drowning in debts, until his friends propose an amusing wager: can he win Elizabeth Bennet's heart? Money and challenge is reason enough for him to take on the bet, but when he realises that in securing Elizabeth's affections, he might also strike a blow to Fitzwilliam Darcy his goal is clear.Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy are navigating an icy friendship after her refusal of his unexpected proposal. Elizabeth struggles to align the friendly Mr Wickham of her acquaintance with the rake Mr Darcy deems him, and assumes this is yet another example of Darcy's pride blinding him to a person's true nature on account of their social position. As she grows increasingly aware of the truth, however, she realises that in this instance it was her own pride blinding her to Darcy's true nature. Her new understanding of Darcy's character prompts the realisation that she does love him, after all, but can she dare to hope he still cares for her?The Wickham Wager is a Pride and Prejudice variation, and Book 2 in the Pathway to Pemberley Series.

"Sanghvi's Baby Vamp is a kind of counter-allegorical figure that has internalized Milton's Sin, giving her a new post-Miltonic afterlife...""Confessions of a Baby Vamp: Letters to John Milton is an electrifying ("high-voltage" is right!) epistolary engagement with Milton's Paradise Lost. In particular, it takes up the problem of Milton's allegorical figure Sin, who engenders Death after being raped by her father Satan. Death, in turn, rapes Sin, who gives birth to the hellhounds, which continuously traumatize Sin by returning to her womb to feast on her bowels before "bursting forth / Afresh." This is, to be sure, a theodical problem; so too does it reprise, with an intensive gruesomeness, scenes of sexual violence and tropes of female monstrosity from classical antiquity. "I blame you," says Sanghvi's Baby Vamp to Milton, "for not sparing her from the cruel, violent, and misogynistic ways of human reality." Nevertheless, it is important to note that Sanghvi is writing with as much as writing against Milton."- Michael Leong, Excerpts from Confessions of a Baby Vamp: Letters to John Milton "Preface"

When Jane Bennet falls ill at the Bingley's Netherfield estate, Elizabeth arrives to care for her sister, only to uncover a hidden collection of scandalous erotic novels in the library. Caught in the act by the brooding Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth is unable to deny the smoldering desire between them. As they navigate the thin line between propriety and passion, they steal forbidden kisses and fiery glances, all while grappling with the growing intensity of their feelings. However, their journey is not without its obstacles, as the meddling Mr. Collins and the nefarious Mr. Wickham conspire to derail their love. In this slow-burning tale of desire and devotion, follow Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy as they confront the barriers of Regency-era society and their own hearts to find a love that defies convention and culminates in a joyous, unforgettable wedding and wedding night. Discover the passion, intrigue, and slow buildup of longing in this variation of Pride and Prejudice, where the path to true love is filled with temptation, adversity, and the tantalizing promise of a love that transcends all barriers.

This is a script double beginner which takes my ideas and hopefully brings them to reality.

Something is rotten in the state of cybernetics.Elsinore Robotics is on the cusp of a breakthrough-the company is poised to create the first humanoid androids powered by true artificial intelligence. Their only rival, Norwegian Technologies, lost a publicly streamed contest between their flagship model, Fortinbras, and Elsinore's HAM(let) v.1.But when the first Hamlet model is found irreparably deactivated, the apparent victim of wild malware, the field of consumer cybernetics is thrown wide open. However, Hamlet v.1's memories were not entirely lost in the accident.Hamlet v.2 swears to avenge his progenitor, but is plagued by the aftereffects of integrating Old Hamlet's backup into his own neural matrix. Beset by doubts about whether his feelings are truly his own, he worries his love for his boyfriend, Horatio, is an illusion, all the while driven by a consuming need for revenge. While he has a method, there is a madness in it, and Hamlet's actions will leave no corner of Elsinore unscathed.A beat-by-beat retelling of the Shakespeare classic, Hamlet, Prince of Robots grapples with conscience, ambition, and pain, and what it means to be, or not to be, human.

Anne de Bourgh's future has been decided for her since she was a child - to marry Fitzwilliam Darcy and follow the plans her mother, Lady Catherine, has set out for her. But what if fate has a different future in store?

Vi er i Danmark i tiden, hvor hekseforfølgelserne begyndte. Silvia Mareningesdatter bor i udkanten af en lille landsby, frygtes af landsbyboerne, men kan samtidig ikke undværes. I drømme og visioner lærer Silvia om ukendte planter, og hun ser de forbrydelser, der vil blive begået, når menneskets videbegær fører til ønsket om at herske over planteriget.»Hun kender/ kimblade småblade bønner men selv bønner/ er noget nyt den gamle verden/alt det, hun hendes mor kender kendte, bedstemor/ og kvinder før dem mens nogle mænd/ fandt et andet kontinent.«En kvinde plukker ikke bare en plante er anden udgivelse i serien Epikur Pastiche. Med Epikur Pastiche retter Forlaget Epikur fokus mod en genre med et stort æstetisk, kritisk og dialogisk potentiale: Pastichen er en parasitisk litteratur. En genre, der har andre kunstværker ikke bare som genstandsfelt, men som primus motor. Pastichen er et kunstværk og en fortolkning; et spørgsmål og en ny begyndelse. Bøgerne i serien er selvstændige udgivelser, der på forskellig vis efterligner og gentænker tidligere litterære værker.Dea Sofie Kudsks langdigt er vokset ud af alle de navneord i Inge Eriksens roman Victoria og verdensrevolutionen (1976), som betegner planteverdenen. Kudsk er født i 1990. Hun debuterede i 2017 med den autofiktive, lyriske roman Bogotana og har siden fået udgivet romanerne fjorden kysten (2018) og Udstrakt landskab (2020).

Medusa's long-lost descendant faces her reality: was she born a monster or made this way by her bloodline?The Clearwaters are the family "closest" to the original gods, that's what Madonna believed growing up. Until, one day, when her uncle attempted to corner her in the temple.Cast out by her family when she voices her accusations, Madonna builds a new life for herself as an unforgiving PR specialist overseas.When a family scandal forces her back home...decades of memories, emotions, and generational trauma rears its monstrous head.And her high school sweetheart, now a man she's sworn off ever speaking to again, is the only one willing to help her expose the secrets of the family...The bloodline may be watered down, but the curse - like all family trauma - remains.Gwyneth Lesley's "Madonna" is the third standalone novel in the Femme Fatale series, containing themes that may upset some people. Please read the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book.

Et mord efterfulgt af en række møder mellem en gift overklassekvinde og en fabriksarbejder. Sådan er rammen for Dæmpet: Et langdigt om samfundets udgrænsning af kvinden og om samme kvindes tragiske og ufrivillige udgrænsning af sig selv.Dæmpet er første udgivelse i serien Epikur Pastiche. Med Epikur Pastiche retter Forlaget Epikur fokus mod en genre med et stort æstetisk, kritisk og dialogisk potentiale: Pastichen er en parasitisk litteratur. En genre, der har andre kunstværker ikke bare som genstandsfelt, men som primus motor. Pastichen er et kunstværk og en fortolkning; et spørgsmål og en ny begyndelse. Bøgerne i serien er selvstændige udgivelser, der efterligner og gentænker tidligere litterære værker.Dæmpet er inspireret af Marguerite Duras’ roman Moderato cantabile fra 1958.Lydbogsudgaven indeholder en blanding af oplæsning og sang.

Psyche and Eros, a captivating novel penned by the talented Luna McNamara, is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the power of love and mythology. Published in 2023 by Harper Collins Publ. USA, this book takes readers on a journey through the complexities of the human psyche, as explored through the lens of the ancient story of Psyche and Eros. The genre of this book is hard to pin down, as it seamlessly blends elements of romance, mythology, and psychological exploration. McNamara's enchanting writing style and deep understanding of human emotions make this book a standout in the literary world. Harper Collins Publ. USA is proud to have this gem in their collection, and readers will undoubtedly be equally pleased to add it to their personal libraries.

Something is rotten in the state of cybernetics.Elsinore Robotics is on the cusp of a breakthrough-the company is poised to create the first humanoid androids powered by true artificial intelligence. Their only rival, Norwegian Technologies, lost a publicly streamed contest between their flagship model, Fortinbras, and Elsinore's HAM(let) v.1.But when the first Hamlet model is found irreparably deactivated, the apparent victim of wild malware, the field of consumer cybernetics is thrown wide open. However, Hamlet v.1's memories were not entirely lost in the accident.Hamlet v.2 swears to avenge his progenitor, but is plagued by the aftereffects of integrating Old Hamlet's backup into his own neural matrix. Beset by doubts about whether his feelings are truly his own, he worries his love for his boyfriend, Horatio, is an illusion, all the while driven by a consuming need for revenge. While he has a method, there is a madness in it, and Hamlet's actions will leave no corner of Elsinore unscathed.A beat-by-beat retelling of the Shakespeare classic, Hamlet, Prince of Robots grapples with conscience, ambition, and pain, and what it means to be, or not to be, human.

Agatha Christie meets Julie Caplin in this exciting new cosy crime series that captures the glamour of the 1930s with the gorgeous escapist destinations!

From the author of Caroline, a revealing retelling of Louisa May Alcott's beloved Little Women, from the perspective of Margaret ?Marmee? March, about the larger real-world challenges behind the cozy domestic concerns cherished by generations of readers.In 1861, war is raging in the South, but in Concord, Massachusetts, Margaret March has her own battles to fight. With her husband serving as an army chaplain, the comfort and security of Margaret's four daughters? Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy?now rest on her shoulders alone. Money is tight and every month, her husband sends less and less of his salary with no explanation. Worst of all, Margaret harbors the secret that these financial hardships are largely her fault, thanks to a disastrous mistake made over a decade ago which wiped out her family's fortune and snatched away her daughters' chances for the education they deserve. Yet even with all that weighs upon her, Margaret longs to do more?for the war effort, for the poor, for the cause of abolition, and most of all, for her daughters. Living by her watchwords, ?Hope and keep busy,? she fills her days with humdrum charity work to keep her worries at bay. All of that is interrupted when Margaret receives a telegram from the War Department, summoning her to her husband's bedside in Washington, D.C. While she is away, her daughter Beth falls dangerously ill, forcing Margaret to confront the possibility that the price of her own generosity toward others may be her daughter's life.A stunning portrait of the paragon of virtue known as Marmee, a wife left behind, a mother pushed to the brink, a woman with secrets.

”Jeg havde fået nok af middelmådighed, nok af kompromiser, nok af pubber og fordrukne weekender.”Den newzealandske journalist Robur Anthropos lider skibbrud og driver i land på en øde ø. Dér får han – efter mange overvejelser, nu da han har fuldkommen ro omkring sig – den idé at tage et stort skridt, nemlig at gå ind i erhvervslivet. Han beslutter at åbne et supermarked. En bizar og skarp historie om et driftigt menneske … eller en driftig menneskehed.Dimitris Sotakis (f. 1973 i Athen) er forfatter til en række prisnominerede og -belønnede romaner, hvoraf flere er oversat til bl.a. arabisk, fransk, hollandsk, kinesisk og tyrkisk. I forfatterskabet benytter han sig gerne af grotesker og overdrivelser, emnerne er ikke særskilt græske, da han helst undgår det folkloristiske og fokuserer på det almenmenneskelige. På dansk er endvidere udkommet Ovnstegt rumæner med grøntsager, om hvilken pressen bl.a. skrev:”Slet og ret imponerende” Magasinet Atlas og”Et stakåndet græsk skæbnek(n)ald … En portion mere, tak!” Weekendavisen

Jacques and His Master is a deliciously witty and entertaining "variation" on Diderot's novel Jacques le Fatalist, written for Milan Kundera's "private pleasure" in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia.When the "heavy Russian irrationality" fell on Czechoslovakia, Milan Kundera explains, he felt drawn to the spirit of the eighteenth century?"And it seemed to me that nowhere was it to be found more densely concentrated than in that banquet of intelligence, humor, and fantasy, Jacques le Fataliste."The upshot was this "Homage to Diderot," which has now been performed throughout the United States and Europe. Here, Jacques and His Master, newly translated by Simon Callow, is a text that will delight Kundera's admirers throughout the English-speaking world.