Time-traveling Jane
Alert AustenBlog Reader Elizabeth writes to tell us that romance author Leslie Carroll has a book coming out next year titled Sense and Sensuality, which will be published under her pen name, Amanda Elyot.
The premise of Sense and Sensuality is based on an experience I had performing the role of Jane Austen in a two-character romantic drama by the great, exceptionally prolific American novelist Howard Fast. Long after the final curtain came down, I wondered what would have happened if the contemporary actress playing Jane went through the door on the set and ended up not backstage in the New York theatre, but in England — specifically in Bath in 1801 — the year the Austens moved there. In theatre, this is called “the magic if.” Jane Austen herself plays a large supporting role in my novel. I had a fantastic time doing the historical research. Being an actress, of course I always envision the movie version. Sense and Sensuality has a plum role for Colin Firth. Unless Jason Isaacs or Hugh Jackman have better agents. Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet can duke it out to see who gets to play the novel’s heroine C.J. Welles and who will play Jane Austen.
Colin, Jason or Hugh…what a choice! *swoon*
We remember reading something about this a while back; an introductory chapter, we believe. No link yet at Amazon, but we shall keep an eye out for it. Thanks for the heads-up, Elizabeth!
