Just Jane
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Unable to find her own Mr. Darcy, she created him. Jane Austen lives simply in the English countryside with her beloved family, entertaining them with her stories and seeking romance. She never ventures far from her own corner of the world and struggles to find her place in it. Growing up in a clergyman's home gives Jane opportunities to observe human nature at its best and worst. Vivid and delightful characters pour from her pen -- Elizabeth Bennett, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Emma Woodhouse, Fanny Price, John Willoughby. Jane dreams of publishing her stories and sharing them with the world, but she's just Jane from Steventon, isn't she? Will anyone ever read her novels? In this moving and authentic portrayal, Christy Award-winning author Nancy Moser transports readers back to the life and times of one of the literary world's most beloved heroines. - Back cover.
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Jane Austen of course is legend to us today. Although I have heard some historical discrepancies from one or two things in this novel of her life, I really see this as a depiction that is the most true to how I see Jane's life. [a: Nancy Moser 117288 Nancy Moser https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1377172495p2/117288.jpg] did a wonderful job bringing the light of Jane to a realistic picture for me and I could imagine every scene of her story. At first I was reading on a depressed note, thinking of the Jane movies I have seen recently just knowing that it will end with her death. At the end of the novel I was quite pleased with the way that Nancy arranged things. I believe this is the way that things should be. Jane should be missed surely, but not pitied. She would not want that I think. But I do believe she claps for joy each time someone else on our earth discovers the words that she has left to share with us all.
I have always wanted to read a novel by Jane Austen and plan on it this year. When I saw this series of women in history which has a book dedicated to Jane Austen's life I just had to read it.
While at times this could be a bit tedious to read, it was still fascinating. It takes you into the world and mind of Jane Austen and the daily life which shaped her novels.
I am definitely looking forward to starting her novels this year.
