the jane austen society by natalie jenner

They are all also suffering from the aftereffects of the War with some families having lost sons, fathers, husbands. The town is inhabited by a number of different characters each one loving or coming to love the novels of Jane Austen. People come to see where the famous author lived and are often disappointed that the villagers are not as excited as they are that they abide in the town where such greatness was created. The book takes place after WWII (with some flashbacks) in the village where Jane Austen wrote her novels. It rolls along rather like life in the small English village in which it takes place. It’s not a fast paced book, nor is it what I would call a passionate book. I was charmed by this book from the first pages. She recently founded the independent bookstore Archetype Books in Oakville, Ontario, where she lives with her family and two rescue dogs.

Born in England and raised in Canada, Natalie graduated from the University of Toronto with degrees in English Literature and Law, and has worked for decades in the legal industry. Martin’s Press, May 2020), a fictional telling of the start of the society in the 1940s in the village of Chawton, where Austen wrote or revised her major works. Natalie Jenner is the author of THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY (St. As each of them endures their own quiet struggle with loss and trauma, some from the recent war, others from more distant tragedies, they rally together to create the Jane Austen Society.Ī powerful and moving novel that explores the tragedies and triumphs of life, both large and small, and the universal humanity in us all, Natalie Jenner’s The Jane Austen Society is destined to resonate with readers for years to come. These people―a laborer, a young widow, the local doctor, and a movie star, among others―could not be more different and yet they are united in their love for the works and words of Austen. With the last bit of Austen’s legacy threatened, a group of disparate individuals come together to preserve both Jane Austen’s home and her legacy. Now it’s home to a few distant relatives and their diminishing estate.

One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England’s finest novelists. Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable. Martin’s Press sent me a copy of The Jane Austin Society by Natalie Jenner at no charge for my honest review.

I discovered Jane Austen’s books late in life and loved them.

The jane austen society by natalie jenner