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Thanks to the publishers, Maia Press, for sending us this book.
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|comment= Oh, I think I might read that! The title seems to allude to the Fowles' French Lieutenant Women, is there an attempt to emulate Regency style the way Fowles alludes to Victorians and Hardy?
Most modern sequels to classics I have ever read (OK, about 3 perhaps) were full of anachronisms, esp. in the field of sexual morality - probably in an effort to appeal to the modern female readership's sensibilities.
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|comment= No, it's not actually Fowles, Magda, but a reference to something said in ''Jane Eyre''. There is some copying of style, but not to the point where it becomes painful. It's actually pre-Regency in setting. It's rather difficult to answer the question about anachronisms particularly with regard to sexual morality as Adèle's mother is an actress in name but in fact seemed little better than a prostitute. She, and her world, feature strongly in the book.
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