Jane's Blog

Jane Odiwe lives in High Barnet and Bath, England, with her husband, family and two cats. More than anything she loves her house full of people, music and good books, which is just as well, because that’s the norm! In 2003, her enthusiasm for all things Austen really took off when she wrote and illustrated a little book, ‘Effusions of Fancy, consisting of annotated sketches from the life of Jane Austen in a style entirely new,’ which is a light hearted celebration of Jane Austen’s early life, seen through her sister’s eyes, in letters and paintings. In 2007, Jane was thrilled to be asked if Sony Pictures could use her Jane Austen illustrations in a short film; a biography feature about the author on The Jane Austen Book Club DVD. Jane is the author of Lydia Bennet’s Story, Willoughby’s Return, and Mr Darcy’s Secret, which is to be published by Sourcebooks in February 2011. Watch out for a new Austen anthology of short stories to be published by Random House in autumn 2011 in which Jane has contributed a story inspired by Persuasion.