Jane Austen Lived a Quiet, Single Life— Or Did She? Tradition holds that Austen lived a contemplative, unmarried life. But what if, during the “lost years” of her twenties, she wed a man as passionate and intelligent as she? What if, together, they faced the biggest challenges of life in 1805? Find out why readers have praised it as “a magical tale”—“one of the best love stories I have read in a long time”—“wickedly clever”—“highly imagined, playful”—“so well-researched and respectfully written … it’s easy to imagine she could have found love.” Courtship becomes marriage. Life becomes real. Volume II: Available Now Book Reviews \"Hemingway\'s book ... (places) a very human Jane in a vibrant, turbulent England that is seeking new ideas but also fighting the Napoleonic Wars ... He captures the energy of the times while also writing with the irony and sly humor of Jane Austen herself, complete with the stylistic language of the Regency period ... This is truly a worthy addition to the Jane Austen legacy, a story sure to please all Austen fans.\"—BlueInk Starred Review Buy Now Paperbacks Volume I and II Volume II: eBook and Physical Volume I: eBook and Physical Further Reading Marrying a Cousin There’s a whole lot of marrying going on in Jane Austen’s novels. Among the major characters of her six major novels, at least nineteen couples tie the knot. One wedding was so singular that it could have been halted in certain quarters, then and now. The marriage in Mansfield Park between Fanny Price and Edmund Bertram, ... read moreMiss Austen—No Politician, She In this, the 200th anniversary year of Jane Austen’s death, we learn that white supremacists are co-opting the English author in support of a racial dictatorship, shocked opponents are claiming that true readers are “rational, compassionate, liberal-minded people,” and conservatives are chiding Janeites for assuming that great literature can be written only by great liberals. All ... read moreAusten and MTM: Pleasantly Subversive When the news came recently that Mary Tyler Moore had died, I joined millions of others in feeling a deep sadness at the loss of an actress who had lit up television during a relatively bland era. Before she was done, Moore won seven Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards, received a Lifetime Achievement Award ... read more see all
