Lucy Worsley’s style is warm and intimate, and her knowledge is immense. This one is a fabulous addition to the oeuvre, and particularly suitable to those who want to understand more about the famous writer and her times without having to slog through the many thick dense academic treatises. I am a proud Janeite, and have read many books and articles about Jane Austen and her vibrant, amusing and clever novels. A woman who far from being a lonely spinster, in fact, had at least five marriage prospects, but who in the end refused to settle for anything less than Mr Darcy Jane famously lived a 'life without incident', but with new research and insights, Lucy Worsley reveals a passionate woman who fought for her freedom. It wasn't all country houses and ballrooms, but a life that was often a painful struggle. This new telling of the story of Jane's life shows us how and why she lived as she did, examining the places and spaces that mattered to her. On the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death, historian Lucy Worsley leads us into the rooms from which our best-loved novelist quietly changed the world.
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