Pride and Prejudice 200
Elizabeth and Darcy by Jane Odiwe
What an exciting time I had last week! It was an honour to be so involved with the events of the 200 year anniversary of Pride and Prejudice. Below is the interview I had with David Sillito, the Arts Correspondent from the BBC, which also features our lovely Abigail Reynolds. I wish that they’d shown the whole interview as well as all the other wonderful authors who were interviewed too. If only we could all have been a part of it and together on this special day-now, that would have been a fantastic after party! I was so pleased to see our genre getting special recognition and I hope readers will see how much we’re motivated to write (and paint) by our love for that special lady and her books, Jane Austen!
Later on that day I travelled to Bath to take part in the Jane Austen Centre Readathon of Pride and Prejudice which was streamed live on the internet. Thank you to all the people who left such encouraging comments. It was a lot of fun and I was able to read four chapters in the end!
Jane Odiwe
Jane Odiwe
Jane Odiwe is the author of four novels, Searching for Captain Wentworth, Mr Darcy’s Secret, Willoughby’s Return, and Lydia Bennet’s Story, as well as the picture book, Effusions of Fancy, and the short story, Waiting, which was commissioned for the anthology by Laurel Ann Nattress, Jane Austen Made Me Do It.
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Sounds like a wonderful adventure.
Dianna, it was a wonderful adventure-still pinching myself!
I am happy to hear about the reconition so well deserved. I am always, trying to talk people into the reading Jane Austen and refering them to austen authors blog.
I love it – thank you so much for sharing!!!
SuzeA and Angie K – thank you for your kind comments. I know our loyal and faithful readers are always spreading the news about our books and I hope others who have not yet tried them will be tempted by our wonderful authors and the books they write with such passion and integrity.
Jane,
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What a terrific interview (and I loved how they showed the Colin Firth/wet shirt scene, LOL). You did a wonderful job — not only in the clip above but, also, during the Readathon. I heard 3 of the chapters you read in Bath and was cheering for you here in Chicago
So much fun, Jane!! And I love your paintings! Congratulations!!
Thank you, Marilyn-I had a feeling they’d show that wet shirt scene which I enjoy, but I wish they’d shown some of the serious discussion about Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet and sequel writers too. I’m glad you enjoyed the readathon-I thought I was only doing one chapter so it felt a bit ‘heart-in-mouth’ but I enjoyed it very much!
Thank you, Alyssa-it was a lot of fun to do, if a teeny bit scary.
I had already seen this interview and thought you did a wonderful job. What a thrill it must have been. Congratulations. And the read-a-thon sounds like quite the treat. I hope you had a great time.
Thank you, Lisa-I had a great time!
I watched the video when it was posted on FB last week and I loved it very much. You must be thrilled that you and fellow Austenesque writers are on national tv and promoting JA’s works.
Luthien84- it was great that we got a chance to talk about Pride and Prejudice and the work it’s inspired!
Jane, Congratulations on the BBC interview. You must have been thrilled! You deserve it. Your devotion to Austen and your lovely stories are testaments to the enduring nature of Austen’s work.
Thank you, Mary-that’s very kind of you!
You were so charming and lovely in this – it made a beautiful impression! Well done.
Thank you, Diana-you’re very kind to say so!
It was a pleasure hearing you read in the readathon
Jane, that’s so thrilling! I can’t wait to watch the interview (my husband is currently working, and would have my head if I watched it now! But come quitting time…) Congratulations!