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Award-winning author Patrice Kindl has garnered starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly for her return to the YA genre with this humorous take on the classic Regency romance. In Keeping the Castle, 17-year-old Althea must find a wealthy suitor to support her family, and handsome Lord Boring seems like a fine choice--until his friend Mr. Fredericks intervenes.
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“A romp of a Regency romance told through the discerning voice of a witty teenage beauty whose family needs to her to marry for money…Kindl respects the conventions of the genre while also gently mocking it…While the happy ending comes as no surprise, the path to it is funny as well as satisfying, with many nods to Jane Austen along the way.”
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“Althea’s tongue-in-cheek commentary regarding the selection of a suitor and her razorlike quips are abundantly entertaining, but it is the heroine’s remarkable ingenuity and compassion for loved ones—including her widowed mother, younger brother, and an artist friend, Miss Vincy—that make her so endearing.”
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“This witty take on classic Regency romances is frothy fun for YA Anglophiles.”
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“The dilapidated castle setting, the Crawleys’ desperate circumstances, Althea's amusingly wicked stepsisters, and a touch of romance all bring this archly humorous story to vivid life. A treat for both fans of Austen and newcomers alike.”
— School Library Journal
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About Bianca Amato
Bianca Amato, winner of numerous Earphones Awards and the Audie Award for best narration, is an actress born and raised in South Africa. Trained at the University of Cape Town’s Drama school, she went on to work in theater and television in South Africa before moving to New York in 2002.