Yuletide recs: 3 x JUST LIKE CANON
Fandom: Jane Austen - Emma Title: The Wedding Day [PG] Summary: Emma and Knightley are married, but she's not sure what to expect. [A fun look at Highbury wedding celebrations - with Emma wondering about the wedding night. My favorite bit is where she tries asking Mrs. Robert Martin what sex is like.]
Fandom: Louisa May Alcott - Little Women series Title: Comfort and Joy [G] Summary: Beth and Laurie share a private moment on Christmas. [Go look at this lovely missing scene - happens while Jo is in New York - written very much in Alcott-style. Warm and touching, but there's the inescapable shadow of things to come.]
Fandom: Margaret Atwood - Oryx and Crake Title: Flight [PG] Summary: Crake ascending and descending: a series of snapshots of his slow climb and blind fall. [Goes AU from the throat-cutting moment, for a different outcome. Strong, intelligent writing, worthy of the book; really gets into Crake's head. Includes a memorable bit of Oryx PoV, Jimmy with a spine, and a froggy flashback to Crake's childhood.]