Blog Tour of “The Child” by Jan Hahn, review + giveaway

“Will Darcy ever grow to love a child he never wanted?”

Wait a minute… how can someone write that and leave it like nothing happened! Jan Hahn, that is one of the most unnerving questions I have ever read in a JAFF novel. If you are looking for the definition of “intriguing”, that sentence would be a good example. You cannot guess how my mind went wildly and how many different scenarios I imagined in a few seconds.

I will let you read the rest of the book description in order to let your imagination rest… or not!

In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Fitzwilliam Darcy’s proposal to Elizabeth Bennet at Hunsford is disastrous. In Jan Hahn’s The Child, Darcy flees England soon afterward, striving to overcome his longing for her. Upon his return two years later―while standing on the steps of St. George’s Church in Hanover Square―he spies the very woman he has vowed to forget. But who is the child holding her hand?

Darcy soon discovers that Elizabeth and her family are suffering the effects of a devastating scandal. His efforts to help the woman he still loves only worsen her family’s plight. His misguided pride entangles him in a web of falsehood, fateful alliances, and danger.

Will Elizabeth be able to forgive Darcy for his good intentions gone awry? And what effect will the child have on Darcy’s hopes to win Elizabeth’s love?

What now? Better? Worse? Even more questions? I totally understand it, it is complicated. I will let you know a bit more later on in my review, but let me introduce you to the author of The Child: Jan Hahn.

Award-winning writer Jan Hahn is the author of five Austen-inspired novels. She studied music at the University of Texas, but discovered her true love was a combination of journalism and literature. Her first book, An Arranged Marriage, was published in 2011, followed by The Journey, The Secret Betrothal, A Peculiar Connection, and The Child. The anthology, The Darcy Monologues, contains her short story entitled Without Affection. She agrees with Mr. Darcy’s words in Pride and Prejudice: ‘A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.’ Jan is a member of JASNA, lives in Texas, has five children and a gaggle of grandchildren.

Follow Jan on:

Jan Hahn’s Facebook Page                    Jan Hahn’s Author Page

Already so intrigued that you cannot wait for the giveaway?

Buy the book on:    Amazon US         Amazon UK        Amazon DE

Blog Tour Schedule

A great tour with lovely posts where you can find out more about this book. Do not forget to check them!

March 21st My Jane Austen Book Club/ Guest Post & Giveaway

March 22nd From Pemberley to Milton / Book Review & Giveaway

March 23rd  More Agreeably Engaged / Excerpt Post & Giveaway

March 24th My Vices and Weaknesses/ Book Review & Giveaway

March 25th My Love for Jane Austen / Vignette & Giveaway

March 26th Of Pens and Pages / Book Review & Giveaway

March 27th Just Jane 1813/ Author Interview & Giveaway

March 28th Austenesque Reviews / Character Interview & Giveaway

March 29th So Little Time / Guest Post & Giveaway

March 30th Diary of an Eccentric / Excerpt Post & Giveaway

March 31st Babblings of a Bookworm / Book Review & Giveaway

April 1st Margie’s Must Reads / Book Review & Giveaway

April 2nd Laughing with Lizzie / Vignette Post & Giveaway

Review

Maybe one of the most difficult JAFF books that I have read and I want to review without giving spoilers. I will try: the book is really good and there is a lot of misunderstanding between Darcy and Elizabeth. Full stop.

No, I am not crazy, this book is almost impossible to review without spoilers so I will just make one… you have been warned, do not look below…

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there is a HEA.

Am I crazy again? Nope, but you may think so. Let me explain a couple of things about the beginning of the book.

Darcy, as you have read, left England after the first proposal. He went to Europe even crossing enemy lines. He took Charles Bingley with him. He was escaping. When he is back a few years later, he is about to walk down the aisle when, before entering the church, he sees the woman he has always loved, Elizabeth, just on the other side of the street. However, there is a surprise, she holds the hand of a child. He is petrified but eventually he goes down the aisle.

How can things get any worse?, you may be thinking. Trust me, they do worsen. A transport problem finds Darcy and Bingley helping Jane, Elizabeth and the child who are in need. Fire and thunder go around Elizabeth’s manners towards Darcy, you have no idea! However, the ladies need the help for the child’s sake. Nothing carries on in a good path from now on. Angst, pain, resentment, etc. go together hand in hand to despair us while reading.

Jan has written a lovely book where so many of the characters of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice appear again and a bit changed. There is anguish as well, and a two-years-old child who is a bit spoilt may not make things easy for the adults.

However, who can resist a beautiful little child as the one on the cover. Isn’t it a lovely cover? What an artist!

Time To Give Away

8 eBooks of The Child are being given away by Meryton Press and the giveaway is open to international readers. This giveaway is open to entries from midnight ET on March 21 – until midnight ET on April 4, 2018. Just click the following link:

Rafflecopter link to the giveaway of “The Child” by Jan Hahn

Terms and conditions: Readers may enter the drawing by tweeting once each day and by commenting daily on a blog post or review that has a giveaway attached to this tour. Entrants must provide the name of the blog where they commented. Each winner will be randomly selected by Rafflecopter and the giveaway is international. Each entrant is eligible to win one eBook.

You can always buy the book on:    Amazon US         Amazon UK        Amazon DE