The crafternooners all tiptoed back from the doorway and then hurried back to their room. Lindsey sank into her chair while the others dished about this stunning turn of events. Milton and Ms. Cole; who could have seen that coming?

Lindsey stared down at the card paper in front of her. She felt a smile tip her lips, not only because the group was not talking about her love life for a change but because seeing Ms. Cole get flowers from an admirer gave her hope.

“‘Do not be in a hurry; depend upon it, the right Man will come at last . . .’” Nancy said.

Lindsey raised her head and noted that Nancy was reading from a slender volume that did not look like Pride and Prejudice.

“What was that?” Beth asked.

“A letter from Jane Austen to her niece Fanny Knight,” Nancy said. “It’s sound advice, if you ask me.”

As the two single members of the crafternoon group, Lindsey and Beth exchanged a glance.

“Works for me,” Beth said.

“Me, too,” Lindsey agreed. “After all, if you can’t trust Jane Austen in matters of the heart, who can you trust?”

The Briar Creek Library Guide to Crafternoons

The Briar Creek Library Guide to Crafternoons

A crafternoon is simply a book club that does a craft while enjoying some good food and discussing the latest book of their choosing. To give you a starting point for your own crafternoon, here is a reader’s guide to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, a sample card-making project and a recipe for petit fours, which go nicely with Jane Austen and a hot cup of tea.

Readers Guide for Pride and Prejudice

Readers Guide for Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen