Description

A thrilling literary mystery costarring Jane Austen from theNew York Times bestselling author ofThe Bookman s Tale
Charlie Lovett’s newest book
The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge
is now available from Viking
Book lover and Austen enthusiast Sophie Collingwood has recently taken a job at an antiquarian bookshop in London when two different customersrequest a copy of the same obscure book: the second edition ofALittle Book of Allegoriesby Richard Mansfield. Their queries draw Sophieinto a mystery that will cast doubt on the true authorship ofPride and Prejudice andultimately threatenSophie s life.
In a dual narrative that alternates between Sophie s quest to uncover the truth while choosing between two suitors and a young Jane Austen s touching friendship withthe aging cleric Richard Mansfield, Lovett weaves a romantic, suspenseful, and utterly compelling novel about love in all its forms and the joys of a life lived in books.”