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.Īs 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.Ī powerful and moving novel that explores the tragedies and triumphs of life, both large and small, and the universal humanity in us all, Natalie Jenner's The Jane Austen Society is destined to resonate with readers for years to come. Jenner is able to model various characters in her novel on some of the characters in Jane Austen’s novels. But by fictionalizing the creation of the society, Ms. 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. This story, which revolves around the foundation of the Jane Austen Society, is actually not historically accurate the real Jane Austen Society was founded in 1940not 1945. 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. Official Book Blurb of The Jane Austen Society By Natalie Jenner 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. 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. The Jane Austen Society is a book that deserves to be read, savored, and then read again.
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