The Darcy's Give a Ball By Elizabeth Newark

A delightful, “gentle joke” in the style of Jane Austen.
I have to admit that I am a pushover for anything relating to the novels of Jane Austen and if the novel has to do with the people of “Pride and Prejudice ” all the more so. This little story takes place many years after Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy married. The Collins have moved to Longbourn (after the death of Mr Bennett),they have five children, The Binkleys have grown children, Carolyn Binkley is still around being obnoxious and the author of this story decided that it is time for all of these characters, nieces and nephews, friends and acquaintances from earlier years get together for fun, conversation and some match making. It was kind of fun to think about what happened to all those people; how they prospered and is they were still alive.
Good effort by Ms Newark!

Mozart's Ghost By Julia Cameron

This, prolific, New York writer has come out with a delightful, rather fanciful and very human novel about a young woman who talks to ghosts. Anna has had a "gift" since childhood and has accepted the fact that she acts and is different. Living in New York city in and old apartment building teaching at a private school by day and working as a medium in evenings her life is routine and scheduled until a young pianist moves into the building bringing along the ghost of Mozart who feels that the young man is really on track interpreting his music and who thinks that by fostering a relationship between the two people, he can, some way help, the pianist.
A nice easy read for a cold, rainy day; it has appeal to us "romantics".