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Welcome to Lost Opinions

Pull up a chair, pour yourself some tea (or brandy) and enjoy an excursion into the writing world of Mark Brownlow:

Cake and Courtship coverEnjoy Mr Bennet's humour and wry observations of life and love in the novels Cake and Courtship and Port and Proposals (he also stars in a short story: A Third Proposal).

Or join Charlotte Collins as she tackles the troubles of the Hunsford villagers in the novellas The Lovesick Maid and The Darcy Ring.

Latest news: Port and Proposals launched on November 27th, 2020.

Recent missives:

  • How many gowns?
  • Thank you and compliments of the season
  • Port & Proposals blog tour
  • New book out: Port and Proposals
  • Mr Bennet’s (almost) back
  • We’ll always have Darcy…
  • I read a book (or the curious foibles of a writer)
  • Meeting Mrs Bennet
  • Accidental Austen journeys
  • Introducing “A Third Proposal”
  • Season’s greetings
  • Meeting Jane (almost)
  • “A male writer needs to be…aware of the dangers of writing female characters”
  • A Map of Hunsford

How many gowns?

Always assumed the loss of the Brownlow family fortune could be attributed to Great-Aunt Agatha's gin habit. Turns out it was a dressmaker's bill in Bath... … [Read More...] about How many gowns?

Thank you and compliments of the season

This time of year, I go offline for a few days to eat unhealthily, read books and wonder why my 2021 to-do list looks remarkably like the 2020 one. Just wanted to wish everyone the compliments of the season. Most of all, I hope you have a safe and healthy 2021. The year 2020 had few highlights, let's be honest. And plenty of what we shall … [Read More...] about Thank you and compliments of the season

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Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one
Terry Pratchett

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