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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.7
EAN num: 9781400073702
ISBN number: 1400073707
Label: WaterBrook Press
Manufacturer: WaterBrook Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: October 16, 2007
Publishing house: WaterBrook Press
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Sale Popularity Level: 92098
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Step into a Life of Grace
At thirty-three, dealing with a difficult job and a creeping depression, Lori Smith embarked on a life-changing journey following the life and lore of Jane Austen through England.
With humour and spirit, Lori leads readers through landscapes Jane knew and loved–from Bath and Lyme, to London and the Hampshire countryside–and through emotional landscapes in which grace and hope take the place of stagnation and despair. Along the way, Lori explores the small things, both meanness and goodness in relationships, to discover what Austen herself knew: the worth of an ordinary life.
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Self-absorbed, emotionally immature, (imho)too dependent on her religion - I learned altogether more than I wanted to know about the author in the very first few chapters, and never read the rest.
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A Walk with Jane Austen is like listening to a dear, graceful friend tell you about her trip to England with wit and wisdom. Smith is humble, full of faith and a joy.
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This book goes to show you that adding a reference to Jane Austen is one way to sell a book, and I'm out of excuses for why I keep buying them. This book is much less about walking with Jane - and when the author does try to draw parallels they are weak indeed - and much more about poor pitiful Lori. Lori has made life choices, and then expects us to feel sorry for the consequences. Lori is also an emotional roller coaster in a way that I was at 16, not 33, and when she laments that single men are single for a reason, I can't help but think the think the same could be said of her.
I have been to England to see Chawton and Bath and walk where Jane did; while they brought me significant joy (much more than I expected), being your average tourist (which Lori basically was, sans car) hardly qualifies as adventure. Climbing a stile does not induce terror (at least not the ones I climbed in England, perhaps she found a different style of stile?). Yet I knew my vacation didn't make a book, and somehow Lori's vacation is this lightweight. She had no profound life changing experiences or revelations, though the reader does learn all about her outfits (poor thing - she had to put on a clashing blue fleece in the cold!). Seriously, are Jane Austen fans supposed to care about this?
I've already attacked the "adventure" part of the title, and unless you think falling in love over a couple of days with someone who honestly tells you early on that he is seeing someone and wants to be true to that - if you think that that is a journey into love - because really, that's all there is - then well, maybe you can find the journey into faith part, too. Prattling on about your doubts and insecurities but not coming to some conclusions or altering your views or learning something about yourself does not a journey into faith make, in my opinion.
Lori really comes across as insincere - "I don't care if I'm not beautiful (please tell me I am)" is how it reads over and over - all in ways that not only have very little to do with Jane Austen, but probably in ways that Jane herself would make fun of if she were so unfortunate to be reading this book.
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I went to the bookstore one night looking for 'something'. I found what I was looking for when I stumbled upon this book. I am so suprised and delighted by this book. I have never even read a Jane Austen book, but I have always been fascinated by the time and place in which she lived. I found Lori to be very interesting and I can relate to her in many ways. I'm glad she shared her story and her feelings in such a warm and friendly manner.
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"Poor Lori." At least I assume the author wants the reader to feel this sentiment by the end of the book. Does the author create an appetite to read or re-read Austin's books? Sadly,no. I only found this book interesting as a possible indicator of how some young women think - their own self-importance being worn as a badge of freedom from anything "evangelical" or assumed. Lori Smith's "A Walk..." assumes equal footing with Jane Austin's writings which have been proven by untarnished character,reputation,excellence, and time. I'm quite sure this book will not survive the same scrutiny. I gave this a "one star" because it is mistitled...possibly "A Journey With Me" would have been more appropriate instead of capitalizing on Jane Austin's name.
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