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Advice delivered with sense and sensibility just in time for the major motion picture Becoming JaneView our feature on Austen-inspired books and special content.
Women have looked to Jane Austen’s heroines as models of appropriate behavior for nearly two centuries. Who better to understand the heart of a heroine than Austen? In this delightful epistolary “what if,” Austen serves as a “Dear Abby” of sorts, using examples from her novels and her life to counsel modern-day heroines in trouble, she also shares with readers a compelling drama playing out in her own drawing room. Witty and wise—and perfectly capturing the tone of the author of Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice—Dear Jane Austen is as satisfying as sitting down to tea with the novelist herself.
Review
A series of letters in Jane Austens voice, full of common sense and bracing admonitions
[There are] few Janeites who will not enjoy spending a few afternoons caught up in the fantasy.
Austenblog.com
Synopsis
Advice delivered with sense and sensibility just in time for the major motion picture Becoming Jane Women have looked to Jane Austen's heroines as models of appropriate behavior for nearly two centuries. Who better to understand the heart of a heroine than Austen? In this delightful epistolary "what if," Austen serves as a "Dear Abby" of sorts, using examples from her novels and her life to counsel modern-day heroines in trouble, she also shares with readers a compelling drama playing out in her own drawing room. Witty and wise--and perfectly capturing the tone of the author of Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice--Dear Jane Austen is as satisfying as sitting down to tea with the novelist herself.
About the Author
PATRICE HANNON holds a Ph.D. in English literature from Rutgers University and has taught Jane Austens novels to hundreds of students. She is the author of 101 Things You Didnt Know About Jane Austen and teaches and writes in New York City.