Author: Natalie Jenner
Genre: Historical Fiction, Austenesque
Fiction
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (May
26, 2020)
Length (320) pages
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1250248732
eBook ASIN: B07WQPPXFW
Audiobook ASIN: B082VL7VRR
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.
One
hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of
England's finest novelists. Now it's home to a few distant relatives and their
diminishing estate. 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. 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. 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.
AUDIOBOOK NARRATED BY ACTOR RICHARD ARMITAGE:
The full unabridged text of THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY
was read by the distinguished English film, television, theatre and voice actor
Richard Armitage for the audiobook recording. Best known by many period drama
fans for his outstanding performance as John Thornton in the BBC television
adaptation of North and South (2004), Armitage also portrayed Thorin
Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptation of The Hobbit
(2012 – 2014).
Check out the YouTube audiobook excerpt: https://youtu.be/OJ1ACJluRi8
PURCHASE LINKS:
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST:
Spotify users can access a playlist for THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY at the following link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Q1Vl17qyQQIvvPGeIPCkr?si=-iMhVz8uRk2v2mTdolrPdg.
The playlist includes music from various film adaptions of Jane Austen’s books, as well as film scores by such incomparable artists as Hans Zimmer, Ennio Morricone, Rachel Portman, and Michael Nyman.
AUTHOR
BIO:
Natalie
Jenner is the debut author of THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY, 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. 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.
She recently founded the independent bookstore Archetype Books in Oakville,
Ontario, where she lives with her family and two rescue dogs.
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