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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780764203565
ISBN number: 0764203568
Label: Bethany House Publishing houses
Manufacturer: Bethany House Publishing houses
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 368
Printing Date: September 01, 2007
Publishing house: Bethany House Publishing houses
Sale Popularity Level: 505712
Studio: Bethany House Publishing houses
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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 Bennet, 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 the literary world's possibly most beloved heroines.
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This was part of a book club selection, but I probably would have been intrigued by it being a Jane Austen fan. I have to admit, this is my very first non-Austen written work that had to do with her life, and I did not come away disappointed.
I felt the author did a good job of capturing the essence of Austen's writing style which added to the enjoyment of the book. It was a much faster read because while the author caught the essence, she still added a modern touch to the writing.
The part I liked the best was how the author showed periods of Jane's life corresponding to what she was writing about. In other words, how instances in Jane's life might have been an influence on the characters and stories she developed. No one knows if this is for sure, but I could see certain similiarities from reading Austen's works.
Also, included in the back is a section on what is fact and fiction in the book. The author does a great job explaining why she wrote certain things, and how she was able to come up with parts to "fill in."
I would recommend this book to fellow Austen fans, and to those who are interested in learning more about the life of Jane Austen.
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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. Nancy Moser 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 very 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.
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I really liked this! I've tried to read straight bio's and couldn't make it through. This worked better for me; maybe I'm not that smart. I think it was an interesting way to get into her head, or a least her head as imagined by someone else. Probably not the best read if you object is for research, but for entertainment I think this is a good bet.
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Did your interest in Jane Austen's novels ever make you want to learn more about Jane Austen? Did you see that there were many biographies written about her but not really want to read a biography? If you are like me and prefer the fiction/literature genre more than the nonfiction/biography genre,this would be a great book for you.
This is the story of Jane Austen's life from the age she met her very first love, Tom Lefroy (age 20) til the time she died (age 41). In parts the story is a very truthful retelling of her life, a lot of the events and all the characters were really apart of Jane's life. The author took what she knew from other biographies, diaries, and letters to create a story that Jane was telling about herself. It was as if you were reading a novel in which the main character was Jane Austen! What is probably not very true is a lot of the dialogue that took place in the story, as it would be hard to find all the recorded conversations Jane took part in, during her life. The author had to conjecture what Jane would say to her sister if she was with her in person. However, the author used actual quotes of Jane Austen whenever possible and appropriate. At the end of the story the author points out which parts of her story were true and which parts she had to fill in to make the story complete.
I have read many books and some biographies of and about Jane Austen, I sometimes found them a little hard to follow and could never remember who was in her family and who were her closest friends. Now after spending so much time with them and getting to know them, I feel I know the people in Jane Austen's life and Jane Austen very well.
I recommend this book to anyone who loves reading novels by Jane Austen and is curious about this author, but not too keen on reading a biiography. I found nothing wanting and am glad I now have a better understanding of my favorite author.
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Any fan of Jane Austin will be thrilled with this novel about her life. Nancy Moser does a wonderful job in Just Jane laying out the short life of Jane Austin. Ms. Moser introduces us to Jane at the age of 20 when she falls in love for the very first time. Her very first love is a man named Tom Lefory. This book is based on actual family letters and historical writings. It is Jane's coming of age story.
Jane spends her days reading, writing, and talking with her sister Cassandra to whom she is very close. The reader travels with Jane through family trials, hardships, broken hearts and death. But we also experience her joy and final sucess when she is finally recognized as an author. Unfortunately most of her notoriety did not happen until after her death at the young age of 41.
This book was a comfortable friend, one I was sad to see end. I found Jane's life as entertaining and interesting, if not more so, as any character in her book.
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