Do you have any titles or authors in mind?

No, I have no sugesstions. I was sort of hoping others would have some suggestions for me.

There's nobody quite like JA, but some of my favorites are Anne Bronte (although all Brontes are quite good, IMHO); Madeline L'Engle (be sure you're looking at her adult fiction, since she also has young adult literature, essays, etc.) and John Irving. Pick a century and see if you like any of them, but to me these are writers whose characters live on in my head after the book is finished.

I loved the play I saw last year about the Bronte sisters. Fascinating.

Hi Terry. Glad to see people are still posting here. It seems that most of the Austen bb group has moved on. Anyway, I'm still having lots of fun reading old postings/old threads. Just wish I'd found this place sooner. The Brontes are interesting--the whole family. Complex and interesting, with so many misconceptions written by fond friends/family after they died. The survivor's story gets told, and what is truth? Anyway, to be slightly more helpful here, I thought I'd mention titles and not just authors for Christa. John Irving: A PRayer for Owen Meany; The Cider House Rules M. L'Engle: Certain Women; A Severed Wasp Anne Bronte: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall I wish I could read them all for the first time again! Enjoy.

I'm glad folks are still posting here too. We'll keep it going and do what we can to encourage it.