5/20/2023 0 Comments Valour and vanityWhen I wrote the book, my husband and I were in a period where we had just moved to NYC and he was having trouble finding work, so I was supporting us on my theater income. Conflict doesn’t stop either, but it changes. I really like having a happily married couple in the leading role because, darn it, romance and adventure don’t stop just because you tie the knot. It’s like this: What I love about writing these books is actually the relationship between Jane and Vincent. The way I got there was slightly more complicated though. With magic.” So it’s a Regency-era heist novel of manners. The elevator pitch for Valour and Vanity is pretty simple, “Jane Austen writes Ocean’s Eleven. Here she is to tell you about what’s at the heart of Valour and Vanity - and what it is may surprise you. Short form: Mary Robinette Kowal is a fabulous writer, her Glamourist Histories series is award-winning, and the latest, Valour and Vanity, is wonderful, and has gathered acclaim and starred reviews (I am biased toward Mary, who is one of my best friends, but this does not mean all the above is not also true).
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