Arts
Meet American short-story writer and novelist, Jeffrey Condran. Jane Austen reenactors, a surprise celebrity appearance, and Ava, who always looks just right, in costume... On this episode, J. Bradley Minnick interviews author Jeffrey Condran about his short story "In Costume" from his collection, Claire, Wading Into the Danube By Night . During the annual fundraiser for the Jane Austen Society in Bath, we meet main character, Ava, a hopeful actress and one of the reenactors dressed in period costume. With the surprise appearance of Hollywood screen actor Edward Emanuel, a flirtation begins. Will Ava become involved with the aging, yet attractive actor who could help her career? Or, will she resist being swept up in a moment of opportunity and romantic intrigue? A woman wearing a pale yellow Regency dress—not an original, but a lovely imitation—sat smoking a cigarette among the wreckage of the tables and chairs, her careful hair beginning to fall apart. Ava was not unaware of the way