The fantasy novel you’ve always wished Jane Austen wrote

Shades of Milk and Honey is exactly what we could expect from Jane Austen if she had been a dream writer:Satisfaction and Prejudice fits Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. It is an intimate portrait of a female, Jane, and her quest for like in a global where in fact 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 really is her sister who is fair of face. When Jane realizes that one of Melody’s suitors is set on benefiting from her sister with regard to her dowry, she pushes her skills to the limit of what her body can withstand in order to collection things right-and, along the way, accidentally wanders into a love tale of her very own.