Critical Praise

"Utterly charming, and remarkably authentic in creating Jane Austen's voice, Syrie James's The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen made me want to pull out all my Jane Austen novels and read them again."

—New York Times Notable Book of the Year Author Deborah Crombie

"Austen and Mr. Ashford seem a perfect match in matters of head and heart ... though she hews closely to the historic record, [James] creates ... will-they-or-won't-they suspense that culminates with a proposal and an "intensely" kissed Austen. It's a pleasant addition to the ever-expanding Austen-revisited genre."

—Publisher's Weekly

"The Lost Memories of Jane Austen is such a rich, enchanting tale, it almost leaves the reader breathless... I love the way the elegance of the voice carries the reader immediately into this page-turner... Everything is so vivid, so alive, and wonderfully depicted... it captures the heart with every turn... Frederick Ashford is absolutely amazing. Syrie James compiles a great masterpiece."

—Coffee Time Romance

"Suspense builds, and it's a tribute to the world James creates that readers will anxiously root for Jane to find true love and wealth even though we know it never happened. Deserves front-runner status in the saturated field of Austen fan-fiction and film."

—Kirkus Reviews