by Natalie Jenner
narrated by Richard Armitage :-)
Published: 2020
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Genre: Historical, Romance, Jane Austen theme
Hardback: 309
Rating: 5
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First sentence(s):
He lay back on the low stone wall, knees pulled up, and stretched out his spine against the rock.
Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable.
One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England's finest novelists. Now it's home to a few distant relatives and their diminishing estate. With the last bit of Austen's legacy threatened, a group of disparate individuals come together to preserve both Jane Austen's home and her legacy. These people—a laborer, a young widow, the local doctor, and a movie star, among others—could not be more different and yet they are united in their love for the works and words of Austen. As each of them endures their own quiet struggle with loss and trauma, some from the recent war, others from more distant tragedies, they rally together to create the Jane Austen Society.
My two-bits:
Wonderfully weaves in Jane Austen novels themes, observations and fan geeking.
So cool to read about dudes reading Austen and adoring characters.
Loved the fun facts about things Jane and her books.
* Listened to audiobook version.
* part of ibc book club (here)
* part of the Goodreads Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2020 (here)
