{"product_id":"9780241963272-jane-austen","title":"Jane Austen","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Life\u003cbr\u003eA title that involves us so deeply that Austen's final illness and death come almost as a personal tragedy to the reader. It presents Austen as remarkably clever; sensitive, but sentimental; tough, yet observant; guarded; and a woman with the devil of a genius in her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive biography of one of Britain's best-loved novelists, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSamuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCharles Dickens: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As near perfect a life of Austen as we are likely to get: intelligent, feeling, suggestive' Carmen Callil, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tomalin has written a biography that reflects Austen's own exacting standards, a book that radiates intelligence, wit and insight' Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Of all the Austen biographies, this is the best . leaves the reader with a much deeper appreciation of the circumstances and motivation behind the creation of those six perfect novels' \u003ci\u003eHarpers \u0026amp; Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I cannot think that a better life of Jane Austen then Claire Tomalin's will be written for many years.'  Philip Hensher, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A perfect biography: detailed, witty, warm. Tomalin involves us so deeply that Austen's final illness and death come almost as a personal tragedy to the reader' Dirk Bogarde, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451341451638,"sku":"9780241963272","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32396487.jpg?v=1760461963","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241963272-jane-austen","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}