tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post1626501418760749816..comments2024-01-04T17:56:42.161-05:00Comments on Leatherbound Reviews: The Gentleman's Impertinent Daughter by Rose Fairbanks + Giveaway!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12616960523843655153noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-91639335147446446072014-08-05T11:25:17.154-04:002014-08-05T11:25:17.154-04:00Thanks for the tweet!Thanks for the tweet!Rose Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838173402965567451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-9567315120991162452014-08-05T11:25:02.471-04:002014-08-05T11:25:02.471-04:00Thanks! Best of luck!Thanks! Best of luck!Rose Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838173402965567451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-48620629979927836372014-08-05T11:24:17.603-04:002014-08-05T11:24:17.603-04:00Thanks, Ceri! Be sure to check out some of the oth...Thanks, Ceri! Be sure to check out some of the other giveaways I'm hosting. <br /><br />I should add my own Mr. Darcy is quite the feminist as well. :)Rose Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838173402965567451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-37507416522532581792014-08-05T11:22:53.450-04:002014-08-05T11:22:53.450-04:00Thanks! My graphic designer, Peculiar World Design...Thanks! My graphic designer, Peculiar World Designs, did an awesome job! There were a lot of e-mails as we worked to get it just right. The background is a painting of Hyde Park in Autumn from the 1870s. I suppose if someone looked closely enough they could criticize the carriages as not being Regency era appropriate. **rolls eyes**. The people are images from various fashion magazines and Sarah was awesome as we worked on flipping them around, changing the color of their clothes, a few of them even needed their skin color adjusted as they were whiter than white! Another friend came up with the title because the one I had was more of a topic sentence than a title. I love it! Rose Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838173402965567451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-40867174991476137192014-08-04T18:27:52.525-04:002014-08-04T18:27:52.525-04:00That does tend to happen, Jakki, but more often th...That does tend to happen, Jakki, but more often the mood I am in determines the book I will continue. And. Rose you care bright about each one's interpretation of themselves vs. how the other sees them at the same time. I think that is one of the things I like so much. Darcy could never be happy with a trophy wife, he needed an intellectual equal or more. Deborah Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440423047233791148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-69227909756120411302014-08-03T20:56:08.762-04:002014-08-03T20:56:08.762-04:00Tweeted!
https://mobile.twitter.com/jaffobsessio...Tweeted! <br /><br />https://mobile.twitter.com/jaffobsession/status/496096538842898433?p=vMonicaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059381106713282439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-5464143005922708842014-08-03T20:54:59.752-04:002014-08-03T20:54:59.752-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.MonicaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059381106713282439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-6153809919431107322014-08-03T17:09:12.511-04:002014-08-03T17:09:12.511-04:00a 'MUST-ADD' to my WishList!!!
thank you f...a 'MUST-ADD' to my WishList!!!<br />thank you for the giveaway!!<br /><br />cyn209 at juno dot comcyn209https://www.blogger.com/profile/15389416408969526333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-63400418518470869372014-08-03T13:54:51.909-04:002014-08-03T13:54:51.909-04:00I'm not eligible for the giveaway but I wanted...I'm not eligible for the giveaway but I wanted to comment because I found this such an interesting piece. I agree that Darcy is unusual in wanting something more, he wants somebody who he can respect and doesn't need the ego boost of a wife who doesn't have the capability to judge his mind. He isn't threatened by an intelligent woman and in fact really appreciates that quality in Lizzy, even though he knows she will challenge his behaviour. This is just one of the things I love about Mr Darcy, there are lots more! All the very best with your book, Rose, I look forward to reading it :)Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-91170002171786512852014-08-02T17:40:58.324-04:002014-08-02T17:40:58.324-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Deborah Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440423047233791148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-17824758703467618532014-08-02T12:31:36.303-04:002014-08-02T12:31:36.303-04:00Rose, congratulations on your debut! That’s a grea...Rose, congratulations on your debut! That’s a great cover, and I love the title. <br /><br />I used to only read one book at a time, and I still do if they’re the same ‘type’, but now I’ll have a couple going at once: Austen-related, fantasy, non-fiction, plays, etc. <br /><br />I liked hearing about your research!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876921061031487487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-71608929674271627262014-08-01T15:56:29.216-04:002014-08-01T15:56:29.216-04:00Thanks Eileen! Well, you know me! I have lots of o...Thanks Eileen! Well, you know me! I have lots of opinions! :D Somehow I think that makes me sound like Lady Catherine...Rose Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838173402965567451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-74965881437304436292014-08-01T14:25:51.302-04:002014-08-01T14:25:51.302-04:00Rose, I always like hearing your thoughts on Darcy...Rose, I always like hearing your thoughts on Darcy and Caroline and Elizabeth and Jane and... I also hold this view of Darcy in my mind, though I doubt I could put it into words as eloquently as you have in this post. Well done!<br /><br />Do not enter me into the draw. I just wished to give you my congratulations. <br /><br />Keep writing! I'll keep reading. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117063321907221538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-51915806947712490012014-08-01T14:21:00.984-04:002014-08-01T14:21:00.984-04:00Wow, 3 books at one time, Deborah Ann. I don't...Wow, 3 books at one time, Deborah Ann. I don't know how people can do that. I am a 1 book at a time gal. It seems that if I try to read more than one at a time, the more interesting one takes more importance than the other, and I am reading only 1 and then go back to the other book when I finish the "better" one. <br />Best of luck in the giveaway! =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616960523843655153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-46506420565553501082014-08-01T14:17:11.104-04:002014-08-01T14:17:11.104-04:00Me too, Monica! Ha! I get a pretty little evil gri...Me too, Monica! Ha! I get a pretty little evil grin on my face when Caro is on the receiving end of little digs and outside of inside jokes. *hehe*<br />Good luck in the giveaway, m'dear! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616960523843655153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-26059095248555934082014-08-01T14:15:55.393-04:002014-08-01T14:15:55.393-04:00Ah, sleep! I think that is a thing that many vorac...Ah, sleep! I think that is a thing that many voracious readers and writers lack much of. I know when I am reading a great novel, I don't want to put it down and my sleep suffers. Not a bad vice to have though, right? ;)<br />Best of luck in the giveaway, Michelle! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616960523843655153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-2702464346398818972014-08-01T14:14:11.858-04:002014-08-01T14:14:11.858-04:00Hi Sagan! Thanks for commenting and entering the g...Hi Sagan! Thanks for commenting and entering the giveaway! I wish you luck with it! :) Maybe your winning streak will continue! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616960523843655153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-16563334402383700622014-08-01T14:13:19.397-04:002014-08-01T14:13:19.397-04:00Both stories, Tess's and Rose's new one, s...Both stories, Tess's and Rose's new one, sound great! I love it when Darcy is bold and declares his opinions on women's issues, challenges Elizabeth, wants more from his sister, and such. Best of luck to both of you lovely ladies on your next story!! =)<br />Thanks for stopping by, Tess! It's always a pleasure having you. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616960523843655153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-28528787351856391832014-08-01T14:10:09.577-04:002014-08-01T14:10:09.577-04:00Hi Liz! So nice of you to pop in. :) Like you, I a...Hi Liz! So nice of you to pop in. :) Like you, I am excited to read a copy of The Gentleman's Impertinent Daughter. If you want to enter the giveaway for the paperback copy, please leave a comment with your email address or Twitter handle. Thanks! Best of luck!! =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616960523843655153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-17558158492223166942014-08-01T14:08:26.444-04:002014-08-01T14:08:26.444-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Joy! Yes, I agree. I am s...Thanks for stopping by, Joy! Yes, I agree. I am so glad that Rose shared her opinion on Mr. Darcy. I can totally see this. Make sense to me, and makes me like him all the more! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616960523843655153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-80811732136613615842014-08-01T12:23:16.006-04:002014-08-01T12:23:16.006-04:00Thanks! As I said above, my viewpoint of Darcy as ...Thanks! As I said above, my viewpoint of Darcy as a feminist will be more blatant in an upcoming story, but it's there in this one as well. So much is made of sexual attraction in JAFF, but I think the thing that really got Darcy was Lizzy's mind. If anything, the sexual attraction got in the way. He could argue to himself that it was just attraction, perhaps even lust, and that would be a terrible thing to base a marriage of unequal fortune and rank on. And that was a legitimate concern. I wouldn't want to be treated as less than my husband's equal just because I didn't come from the same background as him. So being his equal, or even his superior, in understanding was key. The best thing of all about P&P is that while he was seeing the best in her character she was actually exposing the worst in herself. Likewise, post-Hunsford as Elizabeth learns the best in Darcy he's convinced of the worst in himself. And that's what really makes a good marriage. Being able to improve your character, all the while you're accepted by your partner even with your flaws.<br /><br />Best wishes with the giveaway! I hope you enjoy The Gentleman's Impertinent Daughter!Rose Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838173402965567451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-2605901113963637612014-08-01T12:15:07.208-04:002014-08-01T12:15:07.208-04:00Thanks! This new understanding of Darcy works well...Thanks! This new understanding of Darcy works well with my thoughts on Caroline as well. I don't think she was horribly evil, but she was rather horrible. I know a few people that think she wasn't so bad, or think that Darcy was actually great friends with her before Elizabeth, but I disagree. Besides his rude insult to Elizabeth we don't have any full context of his conversations with Caroline where he seems to be hatefully agreeing with her on the horribleness of Meryton. I've always thought he was trying to just quietly put her in her place, it's not really his position to rebuke her anymore than it's his position to rebuke his aunt or the Bennets and he bears with it all as best he can. It really shows that his manners are not that terrible but a lot of people are asking 20th/21st century standards of him by giving Caroline an outright set-down. She does finally push him too far but I don't think we should think that means until that moment he was tacitly agreeing with her or that she was his ideal woman before Elizabeth. <br /><br />Ok, enough on her! Good luck on the giveaway! I hope you're able to try TGID!Rose Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838173402965567451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-25754534462559518352014-08-01T12:00:10.371-04:002014-08-01T12:00:10.371-04:00You're right! It is easier to read if you get ...You're right! It is easier to read if you get more sleep, and yet, when I'm in the middle of an excellent read or on the research hunt or in the middle of writing a scene I just can't quite remember that logic! This is a short novella, so it shouldn't keep you up too late, though. :) Best of luck in the drawing!Rose Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838173402965567451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-57395266714519142362014-08-01T11:58:19.470-04:002014-08-01T11:58:19.470-04:00Thanks! I hope you enjoy it! Good luck in the draw...Thanks! I hope you enjoy it! Good luck in the drawing!Rose Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838173402965567451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588045351427975068.post-77468184424438640642014-08-01T11:57:19.024-04:002014-08-01T11:57:19.024-04:00The actual research I've done on feminists of ...The actual research I've done on feminists of the era and my conclusion that Darcy did not just value an educated woman but would have been considered a feminist is in regards to a new story I am working on. But The Gentleman's Impertinent Daughter has those elements. They openly debate several times and before they even speak with each other Darcy overhears her opinion on things and believes her understanding superior to his own, he even says so to Caroline. So, I've always believed Darcy had those elements of his character, I just didn't realize the extent of it being such a unique quality about him until I began research. I am planning to do a series of blog posts on feminism in P&P. I wish I could do JA across the board I just don't read her other novels very often and I still have so much more writing and reading I want to do, so I can't just give myself up to blog posts. <br /><br />In this new story I'm working on, I will have Darcy more boldly declaring his opinion on women's issues to Elizabeth and I might even have a female ancestor of his as a member of the Blue Stocking Circle.<br /><br />I hope you get a chance to try TGID and I'll be looking forward to your next work as well!Rose Fairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838173402965567451noreply@blogger.com