Love, Lies and Lizzie

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Author Rosie Rushton
Original titleLove, Lies and Lizzie
Cover artistSusan Hellard
CountryGreat Britain, U.K
LanguageEnglish, Americain
Series21st century Austen
GenreYoung adult novel
PublisherPiccadilly Press Ltd.
Publication date
January 25, 2009
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages208 ppya–novel
ISBN 978-1-85340-979-0
Preceded by Secret Schemes and Daring Dreams  
Followed by Echoes of Love  

Love, Lies and Lizzie, a young adult romance novel, is the fourth installment of Rosie Rushton's Jane Austen in the 21st Century series. [1]

Plot summary

The book, which was published in 2009, is based on Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice . It tells the story of the main character, Lizzie Bennet, dumping her boyfriend—Toby. Lizzie's sister, Jane, was surprised by it because Toby is crazy about Lizzie.

It also talks about the mother, Mrs Bennet, telling her five daughters that the family is moving to the new house at Priory Park. At first, the sisters did not feel good about being there but they soon got involved in parties and James Darcy's life.

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References

  1. Love, Lies and Lizzie at Fantastic Fiction