R. J. Weinkam

R. J. Weinkam

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R. J. Weinkam was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio in the normal way, but left after college and has bounced between Indiana, London, Pennsylvania, but mostly California ever since. He received a Ph.D. in Chemistry and has been a research professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and at Purdue University, and as an executive in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. He has authored numerous scientific research papers, book chapters and patents. He is a lifelong reader with a penchant for history, and has recently begun writing fiction.

MEETING ELIZABETH - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE INSPIRED

It is 1793, Jane is 17, she accompanies her friend Mrs Anne Lefroy to visit a friend for the summer.  There she meets the characters and has the adventures that inspire Pride and Prejudice.  

PRIDE AND PERFECTION - A NOVEL OF JANE AUSTEN'S LIFE AND FUTURE

Jane's life is full, consumed by family obligations and her unsuccessful attempts at writing have been abandoned. But then something happens, something rekindles her interest in writing even before she moves to dull, little Chawton. During her last weeks, her long friendship with two well-equipped time travelers gives her a glimpse of her future fame, and a view of Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice.

MORE SENSE THAN SENSIBILITY - JANE AUSTEN AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Jane Austen, age 18, and her cousin are caught up in British efforts to undermine Robespierre at the height of the French Terror when she meets Elinor and Marianne, their father dead and their home taken by the odious Mr Collins. Marianne is smitten by the dashing Tot Massingale, but when his frivolous past is revealed, Maryanne is disenchanted; Elinor is interested. But before their romantic complications can be sorted out, he suddenly disappears, and Jane discovers French spies in the forest.

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