Welcome Press People!
I would love to help you with a news story, take part in an interview or participate in a review or giveaway.
To make your job as easy as possible please find below some of the information you might need. Please feel free to contact me. I'm glad to help out. My email address is jenforest {at} gmail {dot} com.
Author Bio
Most people are happy to read Jane Austen and watch the movies. Not so for Jennifer. She had to take her passion that one step more. The question had to be asked: just what was Jane Austen’s women stitching, netting or painting in her novels? Her research into women’s work in the Regency era lead to her two Austen books.
Jennifer Forest is the author of Jane Austen’s Sewing Box, Behind Jane Austen’s Door and Crafty Girls Talk. When she isn't working, Jennifer is reading, looking for something to read or admiring vintage hats.
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Book Information
Jane Austen’s Sewing Box
Genre: Historical Craft & Design
ISBN: 978-1741963748
Page Count: 224 pages
Print edition only
Published by Murdoch Books, 1 June 2009
For all lovers of craft and Jane Austen, the beauty of the Regency is brought to life in Jennifer’s best selling book, Jane Austen’s Sewing Box. 18 craft projects show the reader what Jane Austen and her women stitched, painted or netted. Each project taken from Jane Austen’s novels has step by step instructions and a historical background.
Behind Jane Austen’s Door
Genre: History, Jane Austen
ASIN: B006YITPAS
Page Count: 54 pages
E-book edition only
Published by Jennifer Forest, 16 January 2012
Behind Jane Austen's Door takes you on a tour of a Regency house, room by room, to explore the delicate challenges and the beautiful lives of Jane Austen's women.
Jane Austen did not place her stories in castles or on the battlefields, but in that one building so important to Elizabeth and Elinor: a home of their own.
What was life like for Jane Austen's women in the home? From drawing room diva to mother, wife and savvy housekeeper, Jane Austen's women lived fascinating lives in their homes. Behind Jane Austen's Door is a gentle 14,500 words designed for Kindle, perfect for a few hours relaxing reading.
Crafty Girls Talk
Genre: Craft, biography
ISBN: 978-1478277590
Page Count: 190 pages
E-book & print editions available
Published by Jennifer Forest 22 August 2012
Crafty girls love to talk and share stories. In this collection of interviews, creative women share their stories, and passion for craft.
Many of the women Jennifer interviewed sell their designs. Others teach or write craft books. Some sell online, at markets or from their bricks and mortar shop. Others lead tours to France or China. A few of the women don't sell their work but make for family or those in need.
What Others Say
“I cannot imagine a more finely realised combination of literature, history and artistic creation than is found in this book.” Booktopia, Book Review for Jane Austen’s Sewing Box
“Forest's writing style made this a quick and easy read. Her manner was light, rather than studious. I felt as if a friend was explaining things to me.......” Nancy Kelley, Indie Jane for Behind Jane Austen’s Door
Interview Topic Ideas
Jane Austen
Jane Austen as a revolutionary thinker and writer
Jane Austen a feminist?
Regency women couldn’t be professional artists
Why Elizabeth Bennett, despite her parents, was still a gentlewoman
What is women’s work in the Regency? Was it valued?
Regency women as CEO of the family business
Why did Jane Austen’s women feel compelled to create?
Crafty women in business
What drives women (and men) today to sew, stitch and knit when you can buy it cheaper
How many creative entrepreneurs are really making money out of their craft?
What does it take to be a success craft entrepreneur or mummy-entrepreneur?
My readers
It has been a great pleasure to meet some of my readers in person and online. Here is what they look like:
Usually women, aged between 25 to 60 years
They love doing craft, for the fun of it and for the ‘wow I made it’ factor.
They love to read and are internet savy.
They are time poor. Many of them are caring for children and ageing parents.
There is a real variety in where they work: in the home, in business or for someone else outside the home.
For them, as for me, Jane Austen and their craft make them happy.
