Some parts bored me a little bit because of slowing pace and too many unnecessary details about characters’ daily lives) but I think I loved Jane Austen novels’ role and impressions at those characters’ lives more than the characters’ back stories and I loved their discussions about Austen books which were remarkable journey to her books and her unforgettable, well-rounded, splendid characters.Īnd yes, a movie star got threatened and sexually abused by Harvey Weinstein. There are lots of characters (I think they are 12 and it makes you lose your concentration a little bit. And I have to admit I enjoyed most part of the books. So of course I got volunteered to read anything about Jane Austen as a tribute of her achievements and amazing works. Darcy at Bridget Jones I just scream cried a lot!) Fitzwilliam Darcy ( When I saw him playing Mr. And thanks to Colin Firth made me re-watch a million times of his version of Mr. Elizabeth Bennet is always gonna be one of my favorite literature characters. “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid” 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.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.

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. 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. Now it's home to a few distant relatives and their diminishing estate. 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.

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