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Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding | A fresh and fun modern retelling of Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice
Author Guest / August 13, 2024

1–What is the title of your latest release? ELIZABETH OF EAST HAMPTON 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A fresh and fun modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice that transports the story to summer in the Hamptons, where classes clash, rumors run wild, and love has a frustrating habit of popping up where you least expect it. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It feels like the minute we decided to tackle a modern take on Pride and Prejudice, the Hamptons jumped out as the perfect spot. Like Hertfordshire in the original novel, the Hamptons sits just outside a bustling metropolis yet offers a small town feel where locals and those escaping the city regularly mingle. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! Lizzy Bennet is a favorite literary heroine for a reason–I think almost anyone would want to be friends with her. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Bold, smart, and compassionate 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Lizzy Bennet was so ahead of her time. Even though the original book was written over 200 years ago, she is still as…