Jennifer Brown’s Journey
Five feet one and full of fizz, Jennifer Brown lights up the room. She has a gorgeous partner, a wicked best friend, and a boss who doesn’t mind that she’s the worst typist on the planet. She’s loyal, generous and irredeemably ditzy. Everyone loves Jennifer Brown. But can she learn to love herself? When her world caves in, she needs every ounce of her steely core to step back from the abyss and take charge of her life, reinventing herself first as cook and housekeeper to a saucy sexagenarian, then as manager of a tumbledown country estate with sensitive secrets. Peopled by a battalion of hilarious characters from the caustic, cross-dressing confidant to the besotted ex-boyfriend with a barmy ex-wife, Jennifer Brown’s Journey is a heartwarming, thoughtful, often poignant portrait of the trials of life as a thirty-something woman. Jennifer Brown champions the importance of self-belief, and the value of a bucket-sized glass of wine in a tight spot. And, always in the background, there’s the quiet man with the warm eyes, and the velvet vowels - What on earth is Jennifer Brown going to do about him?
Jennifer Brown Moving On
She’s back!
Five feet one and full of fizz, Jennifer Brown has learned to roll with the punches and adapt to whatever life throws at her. It’s thrown plenty in the past and she’s had to use her steely core to reinvent herself, first as cook and housekeeper to a saucy sexagenarian, then as manager of a tumbledown country estate with sensitive secrets. In Jennifer Brown On The Move, this Bridget Jones with knobs on is taking charge of her life again, showing the world she can move in the most exalted, high-power circles and lose not an ounce of her gutsy, down-to-earth charm. Her hilarious cross-dressing confidant Will is on hand once again, with pearls of caustic wisdom, and her old boss Jonathan Dashwood-Silk breezes in and out of her life, still dripping charisma but still needing our heroine to dig him out of the odd hole. As she crosses continents and breaks bread with the world’s movers and shakers, Jennifer Brown finds her mind still troubled by thoughts of the quiet man with the warm eyes and the velvet vowels. Then that daydream is torpedoed when she’s invited to his wedding. But you know Jennifer. She never gives up!
Jennifer Brown To The Manner Born
This Bridget Jones with knobs on has moved on quite a bit since she was the worst typist on the planet, using every ounce of her steely core to rise to the shedloads of challenges life has thrown at her. In Jennifer Brown To The Manner Born, our fiery five-foot-one free spirit has greatness thrust upon her, now that she’s been gifted the rambling Elizabethan manor house she used to manage. But you know Jennifer – she can move in the most sophisticated of society’s circles and lose none of her gutsy, down-to-earth charm. And, as always, she’ll need all her reserves of energy, strength and good humour to keep a whole host of balls in the air – the threat of financial ruin, her best friend’s broken heart, and two proposals of marriage. Oh, and two unexpected llamas. As usual, she’ll find creative ways to deal with it all. But the universe is about to choose the happiest, most rewarding time in Jennifer’s life to throw her the biggest challenge yet.
Angie Langley - Author
Jennifer Brown & Me!
An old school colleague recently commented on social media that our old English teacher would be astounded to learn that I’d become an author. I’m pretty certain she would have fallen off her chair! As a child, I was desperately shy, school wasn’t my favourite place. I dreaded the sound of the break-time bell, hoping it would rain so I could stay inside instead of hiding in the corner of the playground too nervous to join in with the others. Standing up and speaking during lessons was a major crisis, always giving everyone a good laugh and unfortunately making me a prime target for a group of girls who took great pleasure in ridiculing me at every opportunity. Things didn’t improve much at secondary school until I was cast in a comical role for an end-of-term drama production, which to my amazement I rather enjoyed. Suddenly, I realised I had the ability to make people laugh, a characteristic that has helped me overcome my lack of self-confidence on many occasions throughout my adult life.
Supporting Salisbury Hospice
You never notice how much space someone fills in your life until the space is empty.
A day before the first lockdown in 2020, my husband passed away from pancreatic cancer. The illness was heartbreaking, but I also had to contend with the hastily put-into-place Covid restrictions. Despite the incredibly stringent Government legislation, the Salisbury Hospice At Home nurses brought compassion and care into my home, ensuring Brian maintained his dignity during the final weeks of his life. During those dark days, I needed a distraction, so I launched myself into completing the final book in the series. It wasn’t easy, but like my heroine Jennifer, I was determined to finish it. Perseverance, buckets of tears, and long nights spent at my laptop kept me going, knowing that Brian would be cheering me on. Jennifer Brown To The Manner Born was finally finished in 2021, and I am very proud to donate £1 for every book sold to the truly amazing Salisbury Hospice.
‘Jennifer B’ The Musical!
Jennifer B’, the musical theatre adaptation of ‘Jennifer Brown’s Journey’, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2019. Written by Tish Tindall, the musical was produced by Lossiemouth Entertainment Academy in Scotland.