Book description
Hidden in an old chest in her brother's attic, Jane Austen's memoirs are uncovered after hundreds of years, bricked up behind an old wall. Written shortly before her death, one volume was preserved immaculately, and its contents both shocked and thrilled readers. Detailing a love affair the author was apparently…
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2 authors picked The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
First, I hate deciding what book I love most. Each is unique and special, so ignore the 1-2-3 order in which they’re listed.
I loved this book because of its gentle wit and ability to channel the voice of one of my favorite authors. I always wished that Jane Austen had lived longer and written more, so this little book was a way of enjoying her anew. It’s written as though everything she wrote in her novels had happened in her own life. As an author, I’m often surprised by how events in my own life find their way, cleverly…
I recommend Lost Memoirs for finally giving us a love story from an author we all have enjoyed since 5th grade. A true artist in “putting us in her life,” Syrie James accomplishes this while giving us readers the feeling of friendship with Jane Austen within these pages of her lost memoirs...
This book is of the recently found letters and diaries of Jane Austen of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility fame in not only books, but movies made over the years. It begins with the Austen Family Tree, which revealed that Jane had not only her sister,…
From Kathleen's list on when needing excitement or the comfort of a caress.
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