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| Harper Collins January 2013 |
The ‘real’ Jane Austen will forever
be an enigma, but this interesting book goes some to way to bring out the
hidden and perhaps more homely traits of her personality, which all too often
can get lost inside the more academic studies of Jane Austen's life. By taking
small and inoffensive items that Jane may have owned, and by using then using
these items as a springboard, we are allowed a tantalising glimpse into the
life of a woman who was completely comfortable with herself, and who was
totally of her time.
Nicely presented, in easily organised
chapters, I found that this was one of those books which is easy to dip into
and out of at whim, and as the book progresses it’s almost like putting together
the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, with the end result being that of a complete
portrait of one of our most fascinating novelists.
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