"In honor of her 250th birthday, eight authors have come together with wildly imaginative reboots of the lives of several of Jane Austen's minor characters. Written with plenty of love and wit, these clever stories star everyone from Pride and Prejudice's snobbish Caroline Bingley to the modern descendant of Sense and Sensibility's Eliza Williams and much more. Blurring genres and taking us across the oceans, Ladies in Waiting is a heartfelt celebration of Jane Austen and her timeless masterpieces"--

Introduction / Adriana Trigiani -- Miss Bates bobs her hair / Elinor Lipman -- The Bennets of Jane Street / Adriana Trigiani -- What Georgiana wants / Karen Dukess -- Sense, sensibility, and snapdragons / Eloisa James -- The Elizas / Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding -- Lydia's story / Diana Quincy -- Lace and larceny / Nikki Payne -- The triumph of Hetty Janes Bates / Sarah MacLean