Here I am going to recommend books that are either direct retellings,
variations or spinoffs of one of Jane Austen’s books. I will give a short
description if necessary. I enjoyed reading all of these, but my absolute
favourites on this list will have a * next to them. Books that have a review on
my blog will have a > next to them.
Pride and Prejudice retellings:
Heartstone by Elle Katharine White (fantasy setting)*>
The Secret Diary
of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su (companion to the youtube Secret Diary of
Lizzie Bennet series but still a complete book on its own and adds depth to the
videos)
Pride and Prejudice variations:
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow*
Death Comes to Pemberley by P D James
Sense and Sensibility retelling:
Sense and Sensibility by Sarah Price (amish setting)
Sense and Sensibility variation:
The Year in Between by Christina Morland*
Persuasion retelling:
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
(dystopian setting)*
Mansfield Park retelling:
Mount Hope by Sarah Price (amish setting)*
Austen spinoffs:
Austenland by Shannon Hale
The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay>
Dear Mr Knightley by Katherine Reay>
Scones and Sensibility by Lindsay Eland (middle
grade)>
At the end here I am going to recommend a few books to NOT
bother with as I disliked them (but feel free to try them yourself if you
really want to).
Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
The Watsons & Emma Watson by Jane Austen and Joan
Aiken
The Watsons by Jane Austen and Jennifer Ready Bettiol
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