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Cargando... I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend (2010 original; edición 2010)por Cora Harrison (Autor)
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Jane looks like she could die. It's a terrible thing to write: Jane looks like she could die - but it's even worse to have the thought jumping into your mind every few minutes. I'm just sitting here in this cold dormitory looking at Jane. The only light is the light that comes in from the street. It's enough though, as Jane's bed is next to the window. I can see her face. It is very red; it's been like that for the last few days. She's pushed off her nightcap and her dark curly hair is soaked in sweat. Her eyes are widely opened, but there is nothing of Jane in that gaze. She looks at me, but she doesn't know me, just carries on muttering through swollen, cracked lips. FROM AMAZON: Best-selling novelist Cora Harrison’s light historical romance in the form of a secret diary was inspired by real-life events in the Austen family and will delight Jane Austen fans everywhere. When 15-year-old Jane Austen’s shy cousin Jenny comes to stay, their evenings are a blur of beautiful dresses, balls, gossip, and romance; their days are spend writing about them - Jenny in her diary, Jane in her witty first attempts at fiction. When Jenny falls utterly in love with a handsome naval officer, who better to help her than Jane herself, already an expert in love and relationships? I really enjoyed this book and was exactly what I wanted. It's a fast and enjoyable read and is pretty light-hearted. For fans of Jane Austen young and old and for those a little nervous to take on the amazing author. Beautifully written from the first page. When finishing this book I felt like I was saying goodbye to two of my best friends.
I Was Jane Austen’s Best Friend is told in the form of Jenny’s 1791 diary entries. This is slightly odd at first because Jenny does not write or speak in traditional Regency style. Her entries are formal, but use much more contemporary language (I’m sure this was done to make the story easier for young adult readers). Aside from the beginning and end of the novel, I found most of the entries pretty boring. At times, it was like reading an actual sixteen-year-old’s diary. There’s a lot of information about the Austen family (Jane’s brothers all seem to have a crush on Jenny) and much detailed gushing over balls and gowns, but not a lot actually happens. Aside from the main romance, there are some subplots with Jane’s cousin, Eliza de Feuillide, and her older brother, George, but other than that, there are quite a lot of mundane details. Pertenece a las seriesListas de sobresalientes
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HTML:When shy Jenny Cooper goes to stay with her cousin Jane Austen, she knows nothing of the world of beautiful dresses, dances, secrets, gossip, and romance that Jane inhabits. At fifteen, Jane is already a sharp observer of the customs of courtship. So when Jenny falls utterly in love with Captain Thomas Williams, who better than Jane to help her win the heart of this dashing man? But is that even possible? After all, Jennyâ??s been harboring a most desperate secret. Should it become known, it would bring scandal not only to her, but also to the wonderful Austen family. Whatâ??s a poor orphan girl to do? In this delicious dance between truth and fiction, Cora Harrison has crafted Jennyâ??s secret diary by reading everything Jane Austen wrote as a child and an adult, and by researching biographies, critical studies, and family letters. Jennyâ??s diary makes the past spring vividly to life and provides insight into the entire Austen familyâ??especially th No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Harrison makes it immediately apparent that what she sought to do with her novel was to paint a picture of a girl who knew her very well. Not necessarily a family member, but one who is related to her none the less, who could look at the Austen family with different eyes.
This is an enchanting novel filled with all the joy and problems one has with a large family. Though Jenny is circumspect and grateful to the Austens, in her diary she doesn't hold back her thoughts. How uncomfortable she sometimes feels when Jane and her mother snipe at each other, the sulky manner which Cassandra views her, or breathlessness she feels around Henry, Jane's older brother.
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