One “had never seen a place for which nature had done more, or where natural beauty had been so little counteracted by an awkward taste.”

From its very first appearance 200 years ago on the pages of Jane Austen’s masterpiece Pride & Prejudice, Pemberley has captured the hearts and imaginations of generations and fashioned its own army of devoted followers.

Over the years Pemberley has become synonymous with tasteful grandeur, peaceful comfort and the charm of a well-loved old English stately home. Time and time again millions of Jane Austen‘s devoted readers sigh with Elizabeth‘s feeling that “to be mistress of Pemberley might be something!”

This book gives you the opportunity to walk the grounds of Pemberley guided by its Master, none other than Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy himself. Mr Darcy invites you to visit his home and discover its beauty and secrets, led by him every step of the way.

About the book:

Sumptuously presented, to make sure it does justice to the stunning place it describes, this book is the first and only of its kind. It is only available as a hardback, wrapped in a smooth dustcover with gold emboss. Inside, the book is printed on high quality silky paper with full colour paintings adorning every page.

Hand-drawn maps help you to find your way around Mr Darcy’s extensive estate and perfectly imagine every detail as if you were walking the garden paths beside your generous (and handsome!) host.

Dust cover:

Release date: 1 October 2017. RRP £25 Available to pre-order for just £20 at https://gumroad.com/pemberleybooks

A few words from the author:

My name is Julia, I live in the South of England and try to do too many things at once, but how can I help it if they are the things I love? Looking back, it feels I’ve lived more than one life, but as they have all impacted on what I am now – here goes:

Wife, mother, medical doctor, PhD, university lecturer, businesswoman, training consultant, video producer, aspiring author of children’s fiction, Harry Potter fanatic, Jane Austen enthusiast, the mother of cats (two), ducks (multiple) and a pheasant, Facebook blogger with a great following (thank you, guys!), a Creative Director of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation (we are all volunteers there), a writer and illustrator of Jane Austen-inspired travel fiction – and today I am proudly (and somewhat nervously) presenting my first book in this series to you..

I am very glad to connect with all of you on the pages of my dear friend’s blog “All Things Jane Austen”. Rita is, indeed, my good friend, even though we haven’t met with her outside the cyberspace yet. But it is no obstacle to our friendship, because we share our love of Jane Austen – an amazing woman from a small English village, who dared to be different, creative, independent and – 200 years later – is still going strong, touching the hearts and souls of people all over the world.

This book is also a labour of love – love of Jane, her books, English countryside, Elizabeth, Mr Darcy and the BBC 1995 adaptation. It was born out of my personal frustration of not being able to find something of this kind in any book shops, even at Lyme Park itself. I thought then: “If I feel a passionate need for such a book, and I can actually come and visit Lyme Park (Pemberley 1995), how must readers from other parts of the world feel, especially if they cannot travel to England that easily?” That is how the idea came to me and – three years later – the book is ready to be published and be presented to you.

I hope you’ll enjoy it and share my love of Pemberley and its excellent owners.

I am also delighted to be supporting the Jane Austen Literary Foundation, a registered not for profit organisation. The foundation was created in honour of Jane Austen, to improve global literacy rates by raising money to fund reading and writing resources for communities in need across the world, by Caroline Jane Knight, Jane Austen’s Fifth Great Niece, who has also kindly written a Foreword for this book.

I will be donating 10% of any profit made on this book to the Foundation.

http://janeaustenlf.org/

 

Release date: 1 October 2017. RRP £25

Available to pre-order for just £20 at https://gumroad.com/pemberleybooks

How to order:

The book will be released on 1 October 2017. It will be sold on Amazon UK, and other European Amazon sites, with worldwide delivery, price £25 + p&p.

However, as it is a limited edition – the number of copies printed will be determined by the number of pre-orders we receive. It means that after 1 October only very few unreserved copies might go into general sale. The best way to secure your book and SAVE money is to pre-order your copy now: https://gumroad.com/pemberleybooks at £20 + p&p only – available worldwide.

The Giveaway:

The first chance to win is today!

The draw is open worldwide, with the winner receiving the 1st prize and two runners up – the 2nd prize. All you have to do to enter the GIVEAWAY is leave a comment here on Rita’s Blog (this one)  saying what Jane Austen related place you would have liked to visit and why. You must leave your comment here and not on Facebook so we can contact you if you win.

Make sure you check if you are one of the winners next Tuesday July 11th, 2017.

Prizes:

1st prize – a supersized limited edition print of an original portrait of Mr Darcy by E.Tarnovski. This work has never been published. It was especially commissioned for this book and currently not available for sale from any retailers. You will be the first proud owner of it. (Size: 286 x 439 mm poster)

WINNER: Sharon Legg

2nd prize (two) – A5 print of the portrait mentioned above and seen below.

WINNERS: 

Carol in Canada

Denise in Australia

Suzanna Sakaluk

SB from Down Under

 

Connect with the author on Facebook – search for J.B. Grantham and send a friend request: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100016605124868

Facebook Page for this book: https://www.facebook.com/pemberleybooks

Release date: 1 October 2017. RRP £25 Available to pre-order for just £20 at https://gumroad.com/pemberleybooks