Perhaps the best compilation of such errors in judgment and interpretation is Historians’ Fallacies, a treatise published in 1970 by Brandeis University professor David Hackett Fischer. Some of the richest lodes can be found in the lapses of logic and analysis that even the most astute of historians are at times prone to commit. Historical novelists are always prospecting for untapped veins in the strata of the past. Lona and her husband make their home in the Okanagan Valley.I’m sharing a fabulous post by Glen Craney below regarding the mistakes historical novelists must be wary of making. She is currently teaching English in China. Manning is the author of “The Hurricane Hoax,” “The Murder of Madalyn Murray O’Hare,” and other true-crime articles available at True Crime Magazine online. A paperback version will be available in the near future. Norris, while adding a few new characters of my own.”Ī Contrary Wind is available through Amazon in Kindle. “I really loved working with the unforgettable characters Jane Austen created, such as Henry and Mary Crawford and Mrs. “’A Contrary Wind’ is my homage to Austen, and a bit of a ‘what if’ scenario. “Like many Jane Austen fans, I’ve wished that Austen had written more than six novels,” says Manning.

Real characters from history-politicians, writers, and sea captains, join the story and there are even some cameo appearances from characters in other Austen novels. Butters, and the impecunious but charming writer, William Gibson, are involved with the movement to abolish slavery. New characters, such as the brusque but kindly widow, Mrs. Norris and little Betsey Price – help drive the plot. In A Contrary Wind, the heroine, Fanny Price, is given an opportunity to change and grow, to learn and to make mistakes, while Edmund Bertram’s fascination with Mary Crawford, and Henry Crawford’s efforts to avoid matrimony, lead to completely different outcomes.Īll of the familiar characters from Mansfield Park are included, and many – such as Mrs. Based on a Jane Austen classic, Kelowna writer Lona Manning has released her debut novel.Ī Contrary Wind is Manning’s variation of Mansfield Park, authored by Austen in 1814.

A Contrary Wind by Lona Manning