Author's Note

I love Jane Austen. Most of all, I love the heroines she created and always thought it a great crime that the women we know and adore weren't given the opportunity to know and adore each other.

 

Jane famously wrote that a man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife, but I am convinced, more importantly, that a girl is always in want of more girlfriends.

 

The Jane Austen Academy series is an opportunity to explore the rivalries and friendships I imagine between her heroines.

 

Here's to…

the friend that is always there for you,

the friend you go to when you need a good cry,

the friend you can depend on to help you reach your dreams,

the friend who understands you without a word,

the friend who is always up for trying new things, and

the friend you can count on to keep a secret.

 

Here's to the Lizzies, Eleanors, Kats, Fannys, Emmas and Annes in your life.