Review copy provided by the publisher Julia Whelan’s debut, My Oxford Year, captures that rom-com magic; I loved it. I can’t resist a good American living abroad story. Julia Whelan’s MY OXFORD YEAR is just that. It’s a charming tale in the tradition of some of the best American + Brit rom-coms. And before you even ask, yes, it’s in development. Hallelujah. American Ella Durran is a Rhodes scholar set to spend a year in Oxford, while balancing a consulting gig for potential presidential contender Janet Wilkes. Our Ella’s a bit of a fish out of water as she arrives in Oxford, and nearly gets run down by some playboy in an Aston Martin. After a (not so) meet cute in a fish and chip shop, he turns out to be the lecturer for one her classes. (I love this already!) Her newfound friends, a delightfully quirky crew, are quick to warn that said lecturer, Mr. Jamie Davenport, has left a trail of broken hearts from Cambridge to Oxford (By the way, there’s no frowning on fraternization). And so it begins. Jamie is exceedingly charming — maybe it’s the British accent, maybe it’s the mini-monologues, but he’s a passionate academic who […]
