Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories Book 1)

The fantasy novel you've always wished Jane Austen had written Shades of Milk and Honey is exactly what we could expect from Jane Austen if she had been a fantasy writer: Pride and Prejudice meets Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell . It is an intimate portrait of a woman, Jane, and her quest for love in a world where the manipulation of glamour is considered an essential skill for a lady of quality. Jane and her sister Melody vie for the attentions of eligible men, and while Jane's skill with glamour is remarkable, it is her sister who is fair of face. When Jane realizes that one of Melody's suitors is set on taking advantage of her sister for the sake of her dowry, she pushes her skills to the limit of what her body can withstand in order to set things right-and, in the process, accidentally wanders into a love story of her own. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. *Shades of Milk and Honey* is an intimate portrait of Jane Ellsworth, a woman ahead of her time in a version of Regency England where the manipulation of glamour is considered an essential skill for a lady of quality. Despite the prevalence of magic in everyday life, other aspects of Dorchester's society are not that different: Jane and her sister Melody's lives still revolve around vying for the attentions of eligible men. Jane resists this fate, and rightly so, because while her skill with glamour is remarkable, it is her sister who is fair of face, and therefore wins the lion's share of the attention. At the ripe old age of twenty-eight, Jane has resigned herself to being invisible forever. But when her family's honor is threatened, she finds that she must push her skills to the limit in order to set things right--and, in the process, accidentally wanders into a love story of her own. This debut novel from an award-winning talent scratches a literary itch you never knew you had. Like wandering into a secret picnic attended by *Pride and Prejudice* and *Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell*, *Shades of Milk and Honey* is precisely the sort of tale we would expect from Jane Austen...if she lived in a world where magic worked. This description comes from the publisher. MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL stunned readers with her charming first novel, *Shades of Milk and Honey*, a loving tribute tot he works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence. This magic comes in the form of glamour, which allows talented users to form practically any illusion they can imagine. *Shades* debuted to great acclaim and left readers eagerly awaiting its sequel. *Glamour in Glass* continues following the lives of beloved main characters Jane and Vincent, with a deeper vein of drama and intrigue. In the tumultuous months after Napoleon abdicates his throne, Jane and Vincent go to Belgium for their honeymoon. While there, the deposed emperor escapes his exile in Elba, throwing the continent into turmoil. With no easy way back to England, Jane and Vincent's concerns turn from enjoying their honeymoon...to escaping it. Left with no outward salvation, Jane must persevere over her trying personal circumstances and use her glamour to set things right...and hopefully prevent her newly built marriage from getting stranded on the shoals of another country's war. This description comes from the publisher. *Glamour in Glass* is the second book in the Glamourist Histories, the first of which is *Shades of Milk and Honey*. Mary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7295501.Shades_of_Milk_and_Honey) Shades of Milk and Honey , a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence. This magic comes in the form of glamour, which allows talented users to form practically any illusion they can imagine. Shades debuted to great acclaim and left readers eagerly awaiting its sequel. Glamour in Glass continues following the lives of beloved main characters Jane and Vincent, with a much deeper vein of drama and intrigue.In the tumultuous months after Napoleon abdicates his throne, Jane and Vincent go to Belgium for their honeymoon. While there, the deposed emperor escapes his exile in Elba, throwing the continent into turmoil. With no easy way back to England, Jane and Vincents concerns turn from enjoying their honeymoon...to escaping it. Left with no outward salvation, Jane must persevere over her trying personal circumstances and use her glamour to rescue her husband from prison...and hopefully prevent her newly built marriage from getting stranded on the shoals of another country's war. Dinner Conversation Art and Talent Flattery and Letters Family and Consideration Travel and a Little Napoleon Damask and Rainbows Ensconced in Glamour Language and Politics Blowing Glass Parade of Gilles The Lamb Lies Down Repeating the Coda Leaves and Embroidery Sunlight and Keys Ribbons of White and Red The Writing Desk Retreat and Regard The Honeybee Considered An Appeal to Sensibility To Brussels and Back Again A Question of Innocence Cravats and Easels Champagne and Rope Into the Rye Glamour and Rue None None None Jasmine and Honeysuckle Doves and Roses Nymphs at the Ball Neighbours and Salts Art and Glamour Strawberries and Bonnets Nymph on the Hill Flowers and Novels A Tonic in the Maze The Broken Bridge A Dinner Invitation Beast and Beauty The Beast Upset Curiosity Unrequited A Book and a Gift Change and Fury Leaves and Confession Order and Disarray Trust and Distractions Packing and Discovery Wolves and Muses Leaving the Maze The Box on the Mantel Duels and Deals Snake in the Grass Solicitations None In A Jane Austen-inspired Alternate Universe, Two Sisters, One Beautiful And The Other Skilled In The Glamour Arts, Test The Limits Of Their Gifts On An Unscrupulous Suitor. Mary Robinette Kowal. A Tom Doherty Associates Book. Newlyweds Jane and David Vincent travel to Belgium and their ability to create invisibility via glamour makes them a target for emperor Napoleon's returning forces.--Résumé de l'éditeur