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The Sailor's Rest : A Pride and Prejudice Variation Kindle Edition

by Don Jacobson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 185 ratings
"Redemption, revenge, and romance complete the tale as bonds of friendship conquer all."
-CEK

“An extremely well-written story that will keep you reading non-stop until you finish it! An enjoyable mix of Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion that creates a believable mix of original and new characters. A must-read!”
- Teresita in Mexico

“This was absolutely fabulous! It was intelligent and fun while illustrating the depth of the connection between Darcy and Elizabeth and Wentworth and Anne.”
- Pemberley Darcy, author of A Frankness of Character

"Part mystery, part adventure - and all heart - This has the feel of a Hornblower epic."
- Alice McVeigh, author of Susan: A Jane Austen Prequel.

Two grooms missing at the altar. Darcy & Wentworth kidnapped. Two great loves tried by separation, battle, and deception.

Set on the stage of Napoleon’s 100 Days, relish the mystery, sea chase, and, finally, the satisfying finish as four yearning hearts--desperate to be reunited-- draw closer together. Join the heart-stopping chase with Anne Elliot & Elizabeth Bennet as they search the tattered rooms of a waterfront inn, suffer on board a frigate engaged in a deadly game of naval chess, and then enter the gilded confines of London’s preeminent card room where revenge is riding on one final hand.

Can true love be lost at sea?

The Sailor’s Rest is set in the Persuasion timeline of 1815 but leaves in place the age and plot constructs established by Austen in Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen’s greatest lovers come together to be tested in the crucible of war on the Mediterranean’s blue waters and in the smoky confines of a prestigious London gambling den.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BX5STS67
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 28, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.0 MB
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Don Jacobson

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Don Jacobson has written professionally since his post-collegiate days as a wire service reporter in Chicago. His output has ranged from news and features to advertising, television and radio. His work has been nominated for Emmys and other awards. Earlier in his career, he published five books, all non-fiction.

He holds an advanced degree in History with specialties in Modern European History and the History of American Foreign Relations. As a college instructor, Don teaches United States History, World History, the History of Western Civilization and Research Writing.

Don turned his passion for reading The Canon into writing #Austeesque Fiction. He has published thirteen works in the genre since late 2015. As a member of The Austen Authors Collective, Don joins (and he is modestly bowing his head to admit that he is the knave in this deck of Queens and Kings) other Janites who seek to extend the Mistress’ stories beyond the endings she so carefully crafted.

His Newsletter "Austenesque Author Notes" is available on substack. https://austenesque.substack.com/

Works by Don Jacobson

The Bennet Wardrobe Stories

Miss Bennet’s First Christmas

The Bennet Wardrobe: Origins

The Keeper: Mary Bennet’s Extraordinary Journey

Henry Fitzwilliam’s War

The Exile (Pt. 1): Kitty Bennet and the Belle Époque

Lizzy Bennet Meets the Countess

The Exile (pt. 2): The Countess Visits Longbourn

The Avenger: Thomas Bennet and a Father's Lament

The Pilgrim: Lydia Bennet and a Soldier's Portion

Other Pride and Prejudice Variations

In Plain Sight

The Sailor's Rest

Lessers and Betters Stories

Of Fortune’s Reversal

The Maid and The Footman

Cinders and Smoke in Falling for Mr. Thornton, A North and South Anthology

He pubnlishes regularly monthly blogs on the Always Austen collective site. He also is a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) and lives in the Las Vegas-area with his wife, Pam, and their hyperactive cat, Chara. Don is an avid cyclist, riding dozens of miles every week in preparation for one-day Centuries (100 Miles) as well as multi-day charity rides like the AIDs Ride (500 miles) and the Make-A-Wish Michigan ride (300 miles). Don also enjoys entertaining friends and family with multi-course dinners with wine pairings throughout.

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Customers find this book to be a great epic filled with action, with wonderful characters and bonds of friendship that conquer all. Moreover, they appreciate its readability, with one customer noting it keeps them reading non-stop. Additionally, the book receives positive feedback for its historical references.

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13 customers mention "Plot length"11 positive2 negative

Customers enjoy the plot length of the book, describing it as an epic filled with action and exciting sea battles.

"...characters from several of Jane Austen's novels and meshed them up into one great novel I am sure Jane herself, would approve of the results...." Read more

"Interesting plot and rich vocabulary. Characters true to themselves for the most part. Some good takeaways about friendship...." Read more

"...hand wringing and heart wrenching reading - for sure. be brave and read. this book is a journey of a community of love." Read more

"...The story was decent, and well-researched, but repetitive in places, and only a few of the characters felt like those I knew from Jane Austen’s..." Read more

10 customers mention "Readability"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, with one describing it as a page turner that keeps you reading non-stop.

"My hat is off to Don Jacobson for such a well written and interesting novel...." Read more

"...A truly great read!" Read more

"...It was more enjoyable for me." Read more

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The plot held my attention. The scenarios were so new and fresh. I loved the new characters I learned so much...." Read more

6 customers mention "Character development"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with wonderful characters and fabulous villains.

"...He portrayed the characters in the novel and you can picture in your mind as you read as what was going on in the plot...." Read more

"Interesting plot and rich vocabulary. Characters true to themselves for the most part. Some good takeaways about friendship...." Read more

"...It's a complex story as there're many characters, a whole trip from England till the Mediterranean and back, having our dear ladies -Anne and Lizzy-..." Read more

"...The scenarios were so new and fresh. I loved the new characters I learned so much...." Read more

4 customers mention "Friendship"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the bonds of friendship in the book, with one customer describing it as a journey of a community of love.

"...Characters true to themselves for the most part. Some good takeaways about friendship...." Read more

"...be brave and read. this book is a journey of a community of love." Read more

"...The sense of comradeship and love, regardless of class distinction, that developed between the participants in the rescue was heart warming...." Read more

"...has an improbable and amazing breadth and depth of subject matter, emotion, historical reference, and philosophical questions...." Read more

3 customers mention "Historical accuracy"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the historical accuracy of the book, with one mentioning its Regency references.

"Don Jacobson has written a tome, very historical in the literal sense, but very dark in the history of horrors of war and the evil which drives..." Read more

"...Don did an amazing work with all the nautical, war and Regency references that it makes you to travel in time and almost feel smell the salty..." Read more

"...and amazing breadth and depth of subject matter, emotion, historical reference, and philosophical questions...." Read more

Can’t Get into It. The Sailor's Rest: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
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Can’t Get into It. The Sailor's Rest: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
For me, the narrator’s voice and reading style is very distracting! I think it would have worked better with Stevie Zimmerman as the Narrator. In the future I will attempt this book again using the Kindle version. At this time I will not recommend. However, this is my personal thoughts on the matter. Other persons may have different experiences.
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  • maryann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sailing to Rescue the Abductees!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2023
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    My hat is off to Don Jacobson for such a well written and interesting novel. The plot kept me interested in this long novel and took a few days to read and understand what was really happening. I knew nothing about ships, terms used by sailors, etc. and had to look up somethings but in the end, it all made sense to me. He portrayed the characters in the novel and you can picture in your mind as you read as what was going on in the plot.
    He took characters from several of Jane Austen's novels and meshed them up into one great novel I am sure Jane herself, would approve of the results.
    The words I won't forget is loblolly boys and what was their duty on the ship. Another interesting thing I never would have thought of was to put sawdust on the deck during a scrimmage.
    the abductees were rescued, the couples were united, the perpetrator was caught and punished. The couples remained friends, had families and ended well! However, things didn't go well for the perpetrator in the end for him or his wife.
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  • Lorie McClory
    4.0 out of 5 stars Angst
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2023
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    Interesting plot and rich vocabulary. Characters true to themselves for the most part. Some good takeaways about friendship. I don't like when authors have characters mix languages in their sentences, a word or two here and there, and it happens often in this book. I'm glad I read this on a Kindle so the translation was available. The footnotes throughout were sometimes helpful.
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  • rabbit
    5.0 out of 5 stars a very hard read
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2023
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    Don Jacobson has written a tome, very historical in the literal sense, but very dark in the history of horrors of war and the evil which drives nations -and- in particular -one man, William Elliot. yes, that Elliot of Austen's Persuasion. Jacobson provides three books crushed into one major tome. naval jargon and historical references made this Reader's head hurt. so angst-filled, such a hard look at life during the Napoleonic war times, such a hard-left-turn from the usual Austen mimicry. hand wringing and heart wrenching reading - for sure. be brave and read. this book is a journey of a community of love.
    9 people found this helpful
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  • Bookworm
    3.0 out of 5 stars Did not live up to the hype
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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    I purchased this on recommendation, but I don’t feel like it lived up to the hype.
    I found the villains very over-the-top, like the author just had to pile every negative trait he could think of, as if kidnapping and attempted murder wasn’t enough.
    There were also several loose ends, and a bunch of missing words near the end, like the editor had skimmed over the last few chapters, or extra material had been added at the last minute.
    The story was decent, and well-researched, but repetitive in places, and only a few of the characters felt like those I knew from Jane Austen’s novels.
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  • Sandra in Florida
    5.0 out of 5 stars Saga on the High Seas
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2023
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    Wow, this is quite a saga on the high seas featuring heroes and heroines from Jane Austen’s Persuasion, and Pride and Prejudice. The author tugged a ship’s cargo of sympathetic anguish for Elizabeth and Anne from me in the first two parts of the story. When he threw in a tension-filled, nail-bitting poker game in the third part, it was almost time for Mrs. Bennet’s smelling salts! Thankfully, the villains metaphorically walked the plank!
    The amount of research required to include historical English Regency naval information, not to mention the sailor’s jargon and styles of speech, is astonishing. I imagined every sea swell and canon blast as I read the highly descriptive scenes.
    The sense of comradeship and love, regardless of class distinction, that developed between the participants in the rescue was heart warming. A truly great read!
    5 people found this helpful
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  • Judy P.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wentworth and Darcy get kidnapped
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2023
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    My favorite male characters by Jane Austen are Captain Wentworth and Mr Darcy do I knew I had to read this.
    Captain Wentworth and Darcy are kidnapped by a villain who doesn’t know his victim and takes both men. The families begin a search. The bond between Anne Elliot and Elizabeth Bennet benefits them both as they begin their journey to find their fiancé’s. The bond between Wentworth and Darcy keeps both men alive while giving them hope.
    I will say this felt like a historical lesson on sailing, not so much fun for me personally. That challenge for me changed when the audio book came out and I began that. It was more enjoyable for me.
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  • CrisH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome crossover!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
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    This is such a great crossover of Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice!
    Don did an amazing work with all the nautical, war and Regency references that it makes you to travel in time and almost feel smell the salty water.
    It's a complex story as there're many characters, a whole trip from England till the Mediterranean and back, having our dear ladies -Anne and Lizzy- searching for their loved ones while Frederick and Darcy fight to survive.
    I adored the ending and I even cried for how touching it was when their finally together.
    So, when Don sent me his novel to translated into Spanish, I was really surprised with the story and all the technical details, which made this to be my hardest translation in the year, which I'm very proud of.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • CEK
    5.0 out of 5 stars A marathon rescue
    Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2023
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    This book has an improbable and amazing breadth and depth of subject matter, emotion, historical reference, and philosophical questions. The basic plot finds Darcy and Wentworth kidnapped and a cast of characters from Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion committed to their rescue. Over 100,000 words later, we have experienced exciting sea battles, sweet romantic yearnings, increased understanding of the Regency class system, various plots and counterplots, and a thesaurus of seafaring jargon. Redemption, revenge and romance complete the tale as bonds of friendship conquer all.
    8 people found this helpful
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  • Brenda J
    5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying
    Reviewed in Canada on August 2, 2024
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    I enjoyed how the characters of the famous stories were merged together, like tying the bow on a gift. We understand hard life on warships back then much better.
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  • P H.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ecxellent
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2023
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    And now I need to revisit the wonderful tales of Patrick O’Brien !
    Jack Aubrey and Dr Maturin await x
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  • Kindle Customer
    2.0 out of 5 stars I struggled with this book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2024
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    I would normally love Pride & Prejudice & any variations of it, but I struggled with this book & couldn't get into it at all. It's not for me.
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