Hello Bookfluencers,
We are thrilled to present for your consideration The Elopement: A Novel of the Austen Family by international bestselling author Gill Hornby.
If you enjoyed watching the recent Masterpiece PBS & BBC TV adaptation of Hornby’s novel, Miss Austen, based on real-life events, then you are going to love The Elopement! The novel explores another branch of the Austen family, whom I know you are ready to meet.
If this sounds like your cup of tea, then read on for more details about The Elopement Instagram book tour in October.
BOOK DESCRIPTION
A richly imagined novel of the Austen family by the #1 International bestselling author of “Miss Austen.”
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
1820. Mary Dorothea Knatchbull is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward—a man of strict principles and high Christian values.
But when her father marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Mary’s life is suddenly changed.
Her new stepmother comes from a large, happy, and sociable family, and Fanny’s sisters become Mary’s first friends. Her aunt, Miss Cassandra Austen of Chawton, is especially kind. Her brothers are not only amusing but handsome and charming.
And as Mary Dorothea blooms into a beautiful young woman, she forms an especial bond with one Mr. Knight in particular.
Soon, they are deeply in love and determined to marry. They expect no opposition. After all, each is from a good family and has known the other for some years.
It promises to be the most perfect match. Who would want to stand in their way?
ADVANCE PRAISE
- “An affecting, and even somewhat feminist, return to the world of the Austen family and its offshoots. There’s a method to the author’s impeccably researched look at 19th-century manners: Not only does she get to the titular event (never fear, there’s an Austen-worthy young gentleman involved), but she shows the choices available to the era’s women. Austen herself would approve. Janeites, rejoice!” —Kirkus Reviews
- “Hornby’s Austen books are funny, bittersweet family sagas, impeccably researched and lavishly imagined.” —The Times (London)
- “Gripping and moving and also so sharp and funny. I loved it!” —Sabine Durrant, author of Lie with Me
PUBLISHER | AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | GOODREADS
AUTHOR BIO
Gill Hornby is the author of the novels Miss Austen, The Hive, and All Together Now, as well as The Story of Jane Austen, an Austen biography for young readers. Her most recent novel is Godmersham Park, also available from Pegasus Books. She lives in Kintbury, England, with her husband and their four children.
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CAMPAIGN DETAILS
- Publisher: Pegasus Books
- Publication Date: October 7, 2025
- Genre: Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Austenesque Fiction
- Type of Tour: Instagram Book Tour
- Tour Dates: October 6–20, 2025
Additional information about the type of post and its requirements, the availability of complimentary books, your choice of dates, the selection process and notification, and the terms of our agreement are included in the campaign application.
ARE YOU READY TO RETURN TO LATE REGENCY ENGLAND TO MEET JANE AUSTEN’S NIECE, MARY DOROTHEA KNATCHBULL?
If so, please apply by Tuesday, August 4, 2025.
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We look forward to hearing from you soon.
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