The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen

Jane Austen Lived a Quiet, Single Life—Or Did She?

Tradition holds that Jane Austen lived a proper, contemplative, unmarried life. But what if she wed a man as passionate and intelligent as she—and the marriage remained secret for 200 years?

The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen resolves the biggest mystery of Austen’s life—the “lost years” of her twenties—of which historians know virtually nothing.

• Why the enduring rumors of a lost love or tragic affair?

• Why, afterward, did the vivacious Austen prematurely put on “the cap of middle age” and close off any thoughts of finding love?

• Why, after her death, did her beloved sister destroy her letters and journals?

The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen trilogy answers these questions through a riveting love affair based on the history of the times and the details of Austen’s own life.

＂A skillful portrayal of an early nineteenth-century literary icon takes this historical romance on an imaginative journey of the soul.＂ —Foreword CLARION Reviews, 4 stars

＂Hemingway captures the energy of the times, while also writing with the irony and sly humor of Austen herself.＂ —Blueink Starred Review

＂An enjoyable first novel in an imaginative, well-researched series.＂ —Kirkus Reviews

＂Hemingway, with the lightest touch, builds up a thoroughly convincing alternative history.＂ —Jane Austen’s Regency World