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Educating Autumn
Earth was struggling with the effects of World War III when a sudden devastation occurred leaving only 1000 humans on the face of the earth. The people broke off into three groups and formed countries. One of those countries was Josiathan. It is believed on Josiathan that the devastation was caused by the hand of God as a result of women's sinful ways. Laws and traditions emerged keeping women at the mercy of men. Into this society Autumn Clare is born. Autumn's questioning keeps her from being content with the destiny of wife and mother society has determined for her. She has taught herself to read despite the social taboos. The last thing she needs is for her father to find her a husband. Orion Louis is wealthy and educated yet unable to find a wife that suits him. One day while, visiting his uncle, Orion hears Autumn quoting a book. At that moment he knows that he must have her as wife. It isn't hard to get Autumn's father to sell her to him. Making her fall in love with him is another matter entirely. Note to Readers: This book is not an erotica but it IS a romance. This book contains language and sexual content which may be offensive to some readers.
- GenresDystopia
184 pages, Paperback
Published April 11, 2013
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About the author
Jane B. Night
24 books42 followersJane was born in Ohio but has also lived in Alaska and Georgia.
She currently resides in Ohio with her boyfriend and twin daughters.
When not writing Jane loves to read, scrapbook, and play video games.
She graduated from Hocking College in the Health Information Management program and works at a local hospital in the medical records department.
She currently resides in Ohio with her boyfriend and twin daughters.
When not writing Jane loves to read, scrapbook, and play video games.
She graduated from Hocking College in the Health Information Management program and works at a local hospital in the medical records department.
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August 10, 2013
4.5
Book source ~ Won in a giveaway on LibraryThing. Many thanks to LibraryThing and the author.
Amber Clare is a product of the time after the Underground Age. The devastation after WWIII was so vast that it was only the 1,000 people in the underground bunkers who survived. After 100 years they emerged to an ecology that was once again thriving. However, those initial 1,000 people split into three groups and when they emerged they declared each group a country, Josiathan, Pacifican and Retois. The country of Josiathan is a very pious country who believe the Earth was destroyed because of the sins of women. So the women in Josiathan have no rights and are owned by men, first by their fathers and then by the husbands who purchased them. The two other countries are not so rigid in their laws and are considered heathen countries by those in Josiathan.
Unlike her sister Katrina, Amber is not entirely happy with the laws restricting women. She is intelligent and curious, so when her brothers would leave their schoolbooks strewn about she would borrow one and eventually taught herself to read. Soon after Katrina’s engagement announcement is made Amber finds herself engaged to a wealthy man named Orion Louis. A man she’s never even seen. But he paid her father two Roseway horses for her as well as a promise to pay for her housing and care while he was away at school, so they were wed. Orion is away at school for four years, so it isn’t until he graduates that he returns for her, takes her to the home he has built for her and they begin their life together. Orion already loves Amber, but will Amber fall in love with her husband? Will he be a good husband to her or will Amber resort to running away? Only time will tell.
This is a very interesting story about how women are at the mercy of the men. They have no rights, no chance at schooling, they eat after the men are finished, can be punished or beaten for any infraction (except while they are pregnant) and have no independence. And to think it hasn’t really been all that long ago that this way of life was common and is still common today in some societies. How far we have come from those days where women were just another piece of property and used for breeding the next heir.
I love Orion. He and his family are not so rigid in the Josiathan beliefs because their family actually had a written record of what truly happened to send the 1,000 people underground. It was most definitely not the sins of women that caused the devastation. Amber is a wonderful character, too. Watching them build a relationship in a backwards manner (married first then getting to know one another) is an enjoyable experience. The shocking ending came almost completely out of left field. I feel so sorry for the Louis family yet there is also hope. All-in-all a wonderful read.
Book source ~ Won in a giveaway on LibraryThing. Many thanks to LibraryThing and the author.
Amber Clare is a product of the time after the Underground Age. The devastation after WWIII was so vast that it was only the 1,000 people in the underground bunkers who survived. After 100 years they emerged to an ecology that was once again thriving. However, those initial 1,000 people split into three groups and when they emerged they declared each group a country, Josiathan, Pacifican and Retois. The country of Josiathan is a very pious country who believe the Earth was destroyed because of the sins of women. So the women in Josiathan have no rights and are owned by men, first by their fathers and then by the husbands who purchased them. The two other countries are not so rigid in their laws and are considered heathen countries by those in Josiathan.
Unlike her sister Katrina, Amber is not entirely happy with the laws restricting women. She is intelligent and curious, so when her brothers would leave their schoolbooks strewn about she would borrow one and eventually taught herself to read. Soon after Katrina’s engagement announcement is made Amber finds herself engaged to a wealthy man named Orion Louis. A man she’s never even seen. But he paid her father two Roseway horses for her as well as a promise to pay for her housing and care while he was away at school, so they were wed. Orion is away at school for four years, so it isn’t until he graduates that he returns for her, takes her to the home he has built for her and they begin their life together. Orion already loves Amber, but will Amber fall in love with her husband? Will he be a good husband to her or will Amber resort to running away? Only time will tell.
This is a very interesting story about how women are at the mercy of the men. They have no rights, no chance at schooling, they eat after the men are finished, can be punished or beaten for any infraction (except while they are pregnant) and have no independence. And to think it hasn’t really been all that long ago that this way of life was common and is still common today in some societies. How far we have come from those days where women were just another piece of property and used for breeding the next heir.
I love Orion. He and his family are not so rigid in the Josiathan beliefs because their family actually had a written record of what truly happened to send the 1,000 people underground. It was most definitely not the sins of women that caused the devastation. Amber is a wonderful character, too. Watching them build a relationship in a backwards manner (married first then getting to know one another) is an enjoyable experience. The shocking ending came almost completely out of left field. I feel so sorry for the Louis family yet there is also hope. All-in-all a wonderful read.
August 13, 2013
This was an interesting, post-war futuristic romance that was an enjoyable read. Repopulating and existing in the ‘new’ world is a struggle, and many of the new standards for laws are built from fear and desire for control. Initially the woman’s position in this new society felt similar to The Handmaiden’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, with the same sort of repressive attitudes toward women. But, the overall emotional stunting of the characters early on, and several slow passages of description that was meant to define the place and the differences was repeated far too often served to distract more from Autumn and her secrets than serve the story.
Orion is a resident of the most pious country, and women are little more than chattel in society. Purchased as a wife, Autumn has no real rights or choices, although Orion is far kinder and more humane in his treatment of her. He has an instant attraction to her: looks and mind, and while he needs to finish school the two will be parted. He is far more aware of humankind’s history, and his family has compiled the “truth” that lead to the wars and destruction: so while Autumn is aware of the evils of marriage in her country, and has seen some of the consequences, she will not experience the same treatment with her own husband.
When Orion returns from school, he then needs to court Autumn, to get her to show that his love is true and she can trust and come to love him as well. A slowly developing relationship, full of the passion and longing in dream-scenarios and imagination, as well as their continual attempts to build a “them” is paced with care and appropriate timing. Jane B. Night has created a romance that is sweetly satisfying with the sexual context appearing closer to the end of the book, and tastefully defined and described. Not a gripping read, but a slowly developing story to savor, fans of character driven romantic fiction will enjoy this book.
I received an eBook from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
Orion is a resident of the most pious country, and women are little more than chattel in society. Purchased as a wife, Autumn has no real rights or choices, although Orion is far kinder and more humane in his treatment of her. He has an instant attraction to her: looks and mind, and while he needs to finish school the two will be parted. He is far more aware of humankind’s history, and his family has compiled the “truth” that lead to the wars and destruction: so while Autumn is aware of the evils of marriage in her country, and has seen some of the consequences, she will not experience the same treatment with her own husband.
When Orion returns from school, he then needs to court Autumn, to get her to show that his love is true and she can trust and come to love him as well. A slowly developing relationship, full of the passion and longing in dream-scenarios and imagination, as well as their continual attempts to build a “them” is paced with care and appropriate timing. Jane B. Night has created a romance that is sweetly satisfying with the sexual context appearing closer to the end of the book, and tastefully defined and described. Not a gripping read, but a slowly developing story to savor, fans of character driven romantic fiction will enjoy this book.
I received an eBook from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
October 25, 2015
Hello everyone. I wanted to tell you a little about how Educating Autumn came to be. When I write the first draft of Educating Autumn it was a historical romance about a girl who is being beaten by her father and who is rescued by being sold in marriage to the handsome Orion Louis.
It wasn't a bad story but it didn't feel right to me. I decided that instead of Autumn being a girl who had been abused she would be a woman repressed by society. At the time of my second draft women's treatment under the Taliban was in the spotlight. That gave me ideas for many of the societal rules Autumn was forced to live under. As I started looking at the society that I wanted Autumn to live in I realized that my story couldn't realistically take place in any historical period that I would feel comfortable writing about. I was also writing a novel about World War III (I expect to publish that in August). I decided that Autumn's world would be a fitting aftermath to the World War III book. That is how Autumn went from living in the past to living in the future.
I hope you enjoy this book.
It wasn't a bad story but it didn't feel right to me. I decided that instead of Autumn being a girl who had been abused she would be a woman repressed by society. At the time of my second draft women's treatment under the Taliban was in the spotlight. That gave me ideas for many of the societal rules Autumn was forced to live under. As I started looking at the society that I wanted Autumn to live in I realized that my story couldn't realistically take place in any historical period that I would feel comfortable writing about. I was also writing a novel about World War III (I expect to publish that in August). I decided that Autumn's world would be a fitting aftermath to the World War III book. That is how Autumn went from living in the past to living in the future.
I hope you enjoy this book.
December 25, 2017
Very good
I’d like to know what happens next though. The story ends and though the title says Book 1 there isn’t a book 2.
I’d like to know what happens next though. The story ends and though the title says Book 1 there isn’t a book 2.
August 13, 2013
This was an interesting, post-war futuristic romance that was an enjoyable read. Repopulating and existing in the ‘new’ world is a struggle, and many of the new standards for laws are built from fear and desire for control. Initially the woman’s position in this new society felt similar to The Handmaiden’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, with the same sort of repressive attitudes toward women. But, the overall emotional stunting of the characters early on, and several slow passages of description that was meant to define the place and the differences was repeated far too often served to distract more from Autumn and her secrets than serve the story.
Orion is a resident of the most pious country, and women are little more than chattel in society. Purchased as a wife, Autumn has no real rights or choices, although Orion is far kinder and more humane in his treatment of her. He has an instant attraction to her: looks and mind, and while he needs to finish school the two will be parted. He is far more aware of humankind’s history, and his family has compiled the “truth” that lead to the wars and destruction: so while Autumn is aware of the evils of marriage in her country, and has seen some of the consequences, she will not experience the same treatment with her own husband.
When Orion returns from school, he then needs to court Autumn, to get her to show that his love is true and she can trust and come to love him as well. A slowly developing relationship, full of the passion and longing in dream-scenarios and imagination, as well as their continual attempts to build a “them” is paced with care and appropriate timing. Jane B. Night has created a romance that is sweetly satisfying with the sexual context appearing closer to the end of the book, and tastefully defined and described. Not a gripping read, but a slowly developing story to savor, fans of character driven romantic fiction will enjoy this book.
I received an eBook from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
Orion is a resident of the most pious country, and women are little more than chattel in society. Purchased as a wife, Autumn has no real rights or choices, although Orion is far kinder and more humane in his treatment of her. He has an instant attraction to her: looks and mind, and while he needs to finish school the two will be parted. He is far more aware of humankind’s history, and his family has compiled the “truth” that lead to the wars and destruction: so while Autumn is aware of the evils of marriage in her country, and has seen some of the consequences, she will not experience the same treatment with her own husband.
When Orion returns from school, he then needs to court Autumn, to get her to show that his love is true and she can trust and come to love him as well. A slowly developing relationship, full of the passion and longing in dream-scenarios and imagination, as well as their continual attempts to build a “them” is paced with care and appropriate timing. Jane B. Night has created a romance that is sweetly satisfying with the sexual context appearing closer to the end of the book, and tastefully defined and described. Not a gripping read, but a slowly developing story to savor, fans of character driven romantic fiction will enjoy this book.
I received an eBook from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
November 29, 2013
Educating Autumn is set some time in the future when the world has been devastated by World War III. In the aftermath of this war only 1000 people survive to break away and form three new countries. In one of these countries, Josiathan, the belief is that the war was caused by the sinfulness of women, and because of this, the women are kept largely suppressed. Born into this society, Autumn Clare, begins to question this authority and is determined to stand up for herself. When she is sold in marriage to Orion, man she has never met, Autumn has to learn not just to adjust but also to risk trusting in someone else.
I liked the premise of the story, and even though it is set sometime in a distant future, it is not too futuristic to become unbelievable. The author has created a credible world and has explored a place where the repression of women is considered entirely normal. I liked how she developed her main characters and as the story progresses a real rapport starts to develop between Autumn and Orion, and it becomes interesting to see how their relationship will develop.
Overall, this is an interesting and credible novel and I am sure that the author will continue to go from strength to strength in subsequent writing.
I liked the premise of the story, and even though it is set sometime in a distant future, it is not too futuristic to become unbelievable. The author has created a credible world and has explored a place where the repression of women is considered entirely normal. I liked how she developed her main characters and as the story progresses a real rapport starts to develop between Autumn and Orion, and it becomes interesting to see how their relationship will develop.
Overall, this is an interesting and credible novel and I am sure that the author will continue to go from strength to strength in subsequent writing.
May 9, 2015
I enjoyed this great historical romance ebook that was so fascinating also so very good in teaching one of how romance was at this time in history. I had no idea of what this family life would have been like. The roles women were to play and not to be played out as well as the men who also had to play such ugly at times. And particular man and wife chose to live their own daily lives together a as a new couple. Because of all this and some adult scenes in the ebook are really only for mature readers. Because of all this history having to have been studies before writing this ebook I feel the ebook can be given a five star rating. I received this ebook for free and have given it an honest review now. Great book Jane! By Angela
January 7, 2014
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*
Autumn is a young girl who has just reached the age to marry. Orion is a young man heading off to college. When he sees her in his uncle's store, he knows he has to have her. Theirs is a sweet and tender romance. He woos her gently and teaches her a new way of life.The author paints a very clear picture of a post apocalyptic world where women are seen as property by most men. Orion is a gentle soul, so deeply in love with his innocent bride.
The story is very moving. the imagery is brilliant. A great start to what promises to be a fabulous series!
Autumn is a young girl who has just reached the age to marry. Orion is a young man heading off to college. When he sees her in his uncle's store, he knows he has to have her. Theirs is a sweet and tender romance. He woos her gently and teaches her a new way of life.The author paints a very clear picture of a post apocalyptic world where women are seen as property by most men. Orion is a gentle soul, so deeply in love with his innocent bride.
The story is very moving. the imagery is brilliant. A great start to what promises to be a fabulous series!
December 20, 2014
Audio version very good, good narration
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