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The Curate's Brother: A Jane Austen Variation of Persuasion Kindle Edition

by Wendy Van Camp (Author), a lady (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
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The Curate’s Brother is a short story about the relationship between the two Wentworth brothers as seen through the eyes of EDWARD WENTWORTH. It follows their romantic antics over one summer in 1806. This short story could be seen as a prequel to Jane Austen’s famous novel “Persuasion”.Edward Wentworth lives a quiet, structured life as a curate in the regency era village of Monkford. He spends his days ministering to the sick and downhearted, which he considers his life’s calling. His comfortable life is shaken when his elder brother, COMMANDER FREDERICK WENTWORTH arrives on his doorstep for a visit. Frederick has returned to England after seeing action and commanding his first vessel, a prize ship won in the West Indies. He is awaiting orders and has the hope of commanding a ship of his own by the end of summer. His only goal is to pass the time with the only family he has left in England until his next assignment.At first Edward is glad to see his brother. They have not spent time with each other for years due to his brother’s naval service. They are opposites in many ways. Frederick is bold and likes to take risks. Edward is shy and over-aware of social implications. When his brother flirts with SALLY MARSHALL, an outgoing beauty that Edward is used to viewing as “a child”, the young curate becomes aware that his viewpoint of Sally is sorely outdated. His peaceful life is full of turmoil as he observes Sally flirting with men at public assemblies and realizes that he does not like it.Meanwhile, Frederick finds himself a celebrity in Monkford. Word from the London papers paint him as “the Hero of San Domingo”, where he won a commendation for his quick thinking in action. The men want to hear the story of his exploits, but Frederick would rather dance with the ladies. The Commander takes an interest in shy wallflower, ANNE ELLIOT. He pays no heed to Edward’s warnings that the girl is the daughter of a baronet and well above his station. Edward fears that no good will come of a union between his brother and the girl due to her family connections.At the end of summer, a letter and a package arrive that will change everything for the two brothers. Which way will prevail, the bold action of the commander or the quiet manners of the curate?
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Wendy Van Camp is the writer behind No Wasted Ink, a blog about the craft of writing, featuring author interviews. book reviews and Scifaiku poetry. She makes her home in Southern California with her husband and an australian shepard. Wendy enjoys travel, bicycling, gourmet cooking and gemology. She is an avid science fiction and fantasy genre reader.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OU1V45A
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 22, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 236 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 126 pages
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    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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Wendy Van Camp is Poet Laureate Emerita for the City of Anaheim, California. Her work is influenced by cutting edge technology, astronomy, and daydreams. A graduate of the Ad Astra Speculative Fiction Workshop, Wendy is a nominated finalist for the Elgin Award, a Pushcart Prize, and for a Dwarf Stars Award. Her poems, stories, and articles have appeared in many journals around the world, including: “Star*Line”, “Scifaikuest”, “San Diego Poetry Annual”, and she is a contracted writer for “Indy Author Magazine”.

Find Wendy's portfolio at wendyvancamp dot com. She is an active writer and poet on Medium (@wvancamp). Find her on Instagram (@nowastedink) and X (@wvancamp). A panelist and workshop teacher at science fiction literary conventions, Wendy speaks about speculative poetry, podcasting, and editing anthologies.

As a podcaster, you can hear Wendy as a semi-regular panelist on the "Sci-Fi Roundtable Podcast", and at Con-Tinual's two main podcasts "Fandom" and "The Panel Room".

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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Heidi
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2014
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Good short story. Nice character development but would like to know more about these characters. I would recommend this book to friends and family.
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B.W. Gonzalez
3.0 out of 5 stars Want a quik read from another era?
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2015
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Easy 2 read. I finished it in 2 hours ( large 13 point type set. ) As a story set in aother century,
I thought it would be a read with awkward language. If I swap out our cars, for their ships and
horse and buggies in my mind, it seems almost contemporary. I expected it to be long and boring,
but as a novella, it held my interest , mabe even enough to read it's future succesor.
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Nicky d'
4.0 out of 5 stars Austenphiles Will Love This
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2014
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My expectations were low; they always are for Austen continuations. But this is a well written, clever story of what happened when Anne and her sailor met the first time. I will definitely read more by this author
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MizzouMock
5.0 out of 5 stars Jane Austen Fans Take Note
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2014
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It has been awhile since I read any Austen, but this story made me want to immediately revisit my old favorites!
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Warren K. Gumeson
2.0 out of 5 stars Insipid and error-ridden
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2015
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Insipid story, with an inordinate number of intrusive errors for such a short work. Some are unintentionally ludicrous; for example, the inn with a "private pallor," or the gent "loosening his caveat."
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quick Delightful Read
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2023
Despite knowing that all will not be well, it is a prequel after all, one just can't put it down and nor do you want to. I enjoyed it and definitely want to read more.
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joyous
4.0 out of 5 stars Short but sweet nibble for Austen fans
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2018
Interesting prequel to Jane Austen's Persuasion, definitely worth a read for fans of the original book. It's quite short, but engaging and lovely. I liked getting to know Frederick's brother Edward, and seeing the early romance of Frederick and Anne through his eyes. But Edward's story is what shines here. Yes, there are some typos, but overall the story is very well-written and smooth.
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Valerie Estelle Frankel, author
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent new Austen adventure
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2019
Edward Wentworth, the curate of Monkford, provides a solace for the romantic hero in Persuasion as he finds his way back to his first love and gives them a second chance. Now author Wendy Van Camp tells his story. This “missing scene” from Jane Austen’s celebrated novel sees Wentworth dealing with setups and his nautical past, even as he struggles towards love. The author has clearly done her research both into history and to Persuasion and Austen specifically. The book is quite believable, loving, and lovable as a tribute to Austen herself.
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ma-in-paris
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Prequel to "Persuasion"
Reviewed in Canada on March 16, 2020
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This little book gives a plausible scenario regarding Anne Eliott & Frederick Wentworth...how they met, how their relationship developed and a bit more information about Wentworth's family (younger brother Edward). I thoroughly enjoyed it because it all made sense, and it was a true fit with the Persuasion novel. Not all characters were present from Persuasion and not all the characters that are in both books were fleshed out, but this was a sweet account of the how their love story began.
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