Dear Jane Austen - Patrice Hannon

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Dear Jane Austen

A Heroine's Guide to Life and Love

» Patrice Hannon

Penguin
Paperback : 26 Mar 2009

£7.99

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Women have looked to Jane Austen's heroines as models of appropriate behaviour 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.

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Critic Review:

“A series of letters in Jane Austen’s 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