The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen
by Syrie James
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Author: Syrie JamesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-01
ISBN: 0061341428
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Avon A
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Book Review: Good as Austen herself
Summary: 5 Stars
i am 16 years old and am i a big fan of Jane Austen, and i can honestly say i wasn't at all disappointed in this book. it is charming, at points funny, and i think even Austen would be proud of it. the story could have happened, i know it didn't but the timing is good so it could have happened.
if i were to be critical about this book then i would have to be picky and pedantic because the only "flaw" i could find with this book was it jumped around a little at the start and through the whole book, but it's not a major flaw.
i won't give the plot away to that person who's thinking of buying this book and hates when the plot is given away so here's a very brief summary (keeping in mind English isn't my strong point, in fact it's probably my weakest)
the actual book itself starts off with a map of the England Jane Austen grew up in and on the next page an easy to follow family tree, it is helpful as most of her family do crop up so you can always refer to the tree to see who's who. the actual first piece of writing is meant to be written by a university person who studies english Literature and has a PhD. it just tells you where they found these "memoirs" and why she thinks they have been hidden etc etc. the first chapter is an introduction by Austen to the whole book. then all the chapters after that are her life in her perspective. of course this book is a work of fiction so the charming Mr Frederick Ashwood is a fictional character and didn't actually exist.
the whole book reminds me of sense and sensibility and the really handy authors words at the end tells you all the normal answers to the normal authory questions. all throughout the book there is handy little footnotes marked by numbers. they tell you historic facts about Jane Austen's life and translate the things they used to use, like carriages and lanterns and who people are.
this is a charming book and i throroughly enjoyed it and anybody who is a fan of Jane Austen (and isn't too picky about historical facts)and is intersted in her life (even though it's fiction) should buy this, i'm posotive you won't regret it.
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