WENDY WAX’S “ENGROSSING”* WHILE WE WERE WATCHING DOWNTON ABBEY,
“THE FIRST
NOVEL ABOUT FANS OF THE SHOW,”**
IS NOW PUBLISHED AS
A JOVE MASS MARKET PAPERBACK REPRINT
First Mass Market Edition of Wax’s 2013
Trade Paperback Original Goes On Sale December 31st as America
Prepares to Watch the PBS Debut of Downton
Abbey Season 4 on January 5th
“What
do you get when you mix one dashing British concierge with three lonely women
from diverse backgrounds, set them all in a historic apartment building in Midtown
Atlanta, then turn on the television? What you get, actually, is
quite a clever, fun little novel. And could Wendy Wax be any more clever naming it While We Were Watching Downton Abbey?
That title alone is reason enough to pick up the book and see what
the heck is going on.” —
Craig Wilson, USA Today
“In
the style of Karen Joy Fowler’s “The Jane Austen Book Club,” Wendy
Wax’s novel follows the story of three women who live in the same Atlanta
apartment building and form a bond through a common
love of all things Downton Abbey . . . engrosses its reader . . . refreshing.” —Deseret
News
“Whether
you love Downton Abbey or not,
you’ll fall in love with these characters.” —Working Mother
“Wendy
Wax’s fresh approach to an entertaining story line hooks us with the idea that
other things could happen
‘while we were watching Downton Abbey‘ . . . engrossing.” —Book Reporter
“Reading
Wendy Wax is like discovering a witty, wise, and wonderful friend.” –Claire
Cook, bestselling author of Must Love Dogs and Time Flies
Wendy
Wax’s WHILE WE WERE WATCHING DOWNTON ABBEY, a story of unlikely
friendships sparked by the camaraderie of Downton Abbey viewing parties,
received a flurry of attention when news of its Berkley Books publication
spread just as Season 3 of the program drew to a close. Wax’s most successful book to date it has
gone back to press for seven trade paperback printings, was recently published
in the U.K. by Orion, has just been nominated for eBook of the Year by the UK
e-retailer Sainsbury, and is now published for the first time in a mass market
paperback edition (Jove/12-31-13/$7.99).
Downton
Abbey viewers share passionate discussions via social
media, around the water cooler and in homes across the nation, hold Downton Abbey events, participate on the
show’s fan pages and, as the series continues to unfold, relate more and more
to the ups and downs of the program, its characters and their travails. That’s what happens to the protagonists of WHILE WE WERE WATCHING DOWNTON ABBEY.
In the novel, Wax introduces three
women who live in a historic Atlanta building and the residence’s British
concierge, who has decided to host weekly screenings of Downton Abbey leading up to the start of the third season. Each of the four is at a crossroads and what
happens to them is familiar to many Downton
fans. They find themselves
connecting with the addictive drama, and – even
more unexpectedly – with
each other. For them, it’s a season of
surprises as they forge bonds that will sustain them through life’s hardest
moments – all reflected in the unfolding plot, humor and convergent
lives of Downton Abbey.
WHILE
WE WERE WATCHING DOWNTON ABBEY, inspired by the program, is nonetheless
quintessential Wendy Wax, inviting readers to join her as she explores
friendship, loyalty, self-discovery and the seemingly insurmountable challenges
life sometimes presents.
*Book
Reporter **Newsday
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About the author: Award-winning author Wendy Wax’s work, including While We Were Watching Downton Abbey, Ocean Beach and Ten Beach Road, has been highly praised. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
says she “writes with breezy wit and keen insight into family
relations.” Her novels have been featured in national publications such
as USA Today, Ladies’ Home Journal and Woman’s World,
and on the prominent book sites On A Clear Day You Can Read Forever,
Luxury Reading, Night Owl Reviews, Fresh Fiction and many others. In
2011 she was honored by the City of St. Pete Beach, Florida, where she
was born and raised, when the City Commission declared May 12 “Wendy Wax Day.”
Her nine novels and one novella also include Ten Beach Road, Ocean Beach, Magnolia Wednesdays, and The Accidental Bestseller. Her work has been sold to publishers in fifteen countries and her novel, Hostile Makeover, was excerpted in Cosmopolitan magazine.
Wendy is currently at work on her next book, The House on Mermaid Point, on sale in July, 2014. It reintroduces the characters from Ten Beach Road (St. Pete Beach) and Ocean Beach (South Beach), and sets them loose in the Florida Keys. Her first e-original, Christmas at the Beach, a holiday novella that also reunites those protagonists has just been published.
When not writing, she spends her time visiting with readers and signing books at While We Were Watching Downton Abbey
parties, continuing to avoid spoilers about Season 4, which has already
aired in the U.K, speaking to writer’s groups and book clubs, enjoying
time with her family, and devouring books. She has lived in Atlanta for
sixteen years.
WHILE
WE WERE WATCHING DOWNTON ABBEY by Wendy Wax
A
Berkley Books Trade Paperback/Fiction/$15.00 ($16.00 Canada)/ 978-0-425-26331-0
A
Jove Mass Market Paperback/Reprint/$7.99/978-0-515-15469-6
Penguin
Audio/Unabridged/Dolby Digital $39.95/978-1-101-60593-6
***Be sure to stop by later when I share a guest post by Wendy Wax (along with a giveaway!) and then stop by tomorrow when I share my thoughts on this book!
