*Book 2 in the Queering the Canon Series*
Emma: The Nature of a Lady is now live at Amazon and will soon be available at Bella Books (LGBTQIA+ owned and operated!) and all the other usual online retailers. The paperback will be out by the end of July.
In book one of the Queering the Canon series (Gay Pride & Prejudice), Kate Christie posed a question: What if some among Jane Austen’s characters preferred the company of their own sex? In this new retelling of Emma, one of Austen’s most entertaining novels, Christie’s question once again applies. Only this time, her rainbow-hued pen revises the characters–and storylines–of Emma Woodhouse, Mr. Knightley, and certain other residents of Highbury.
As Austen herself wrote, “Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised…” This was particularly true for queer characters and themes in Austen’s time. Fortunately, in the 21st century, LQBTQ+ storylines no longer have to hide in plain sight, as they were forced to do throughout Western history.
In her Queering the Canon series, Kate Christie advances the proposition that everyone deserves a happy ending–or, at least, to be included in the Western literary canon.
More books in the Queering the Canon series
- Book one: Gay Pride & Prejudice
Purchasing Options
Emma: The Nature of a Lady is available at Amazon and will soon be at Bella Books (LGBTQIA+ owned and operated!) and other online retailers. The paperback will be out by the end of July.
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