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Frances Duncan

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Born

New Zealand

Website

http://www.francesduncandoes.com

Twitter

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Genre

Fiction, Chick Lit, Romance

Influences

Jane Austen, Meg Cabot

Member Since

July 2016

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Author, Austenite, Life Coach

Frances (she/they) writes Austen-inspired fiction, offers Austen-inspired Life Coaching, hosts The Amateur Austenite Podcast and founded the Jane Austen Society of Aotearoa New Zealand. (Obsessive, much?)

Based near the capital Frances can often be found at local theatre productions or online discussing Jane Austen and her novels with fans around the world.

A newspaper article quoted Frances on Jane Austen saying she's "a snarky b*tch and I love that about her." ...more

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	Huia Short Stories 14 by Iraia Bailey (Contributor), Shelley Burne-Field (Contributor), Frances Duncan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bag a Boyfriend 2.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cocktails with Miss Austen by Caroline Doherty de Novoa (Goodreads Author), Frances Duncan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Call it Hope by Frances Duncan (Goodreads Author), Raewyn Hewitt it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alison's the Sensible One 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful Abomination 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The State of my Life 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Little Bit Austen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Bennet Women is set in an American university residence hall amongst a diverse cast of women – Black, Asian and Trans. One of the lovely things about this representation is that these identities do not define the characters. Nor are their experiences used to traumatise the character or reader – we are all aware who they are, it’s constantly in the back of their minds. There is a very satisfyin

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“.. but it was always shocking how many guys weren’t that great at knocking boots. Which was just baffling. Wasn’t sex their number one job? Even above actually having a job?”
― Rachel Gibson, Rescue Me

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“.. Sex is pretty much our most important job. It’s the one thing we have to nail - so to speak - so we get invited back for more. It’s pretty much the reason we take a shower and brush our hair.”
― Rachel Gibson, Run to You

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“Never let something so unworthy define you.”
― Katherine Reay, Dear Mr. Knightley

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“Darcy’s got the tempestuous masculinity and brooding looks, but Knightley is a kinder, softer man with no pretense or dissimilation.”
― Katherine Reay, Dear Mr. Knightley

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“We must fill our minds with a truth loud enough to drown our the incessant defeatist voice of the negative ego.”
― Iyanla Vanzant, Trust: Mastering the Four Essential Trusts: Trust in Self, Trust in God, Trust in Others, Trust in Life

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