{"product_id":"9780340589373-letters-to-alice","title":"Letters to Alice","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn First Reading Jane Austen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA special new edition celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday: blending truth and fiction, the delightful collection of letters Fay Weldon sent her 'niece' about reading Jane Austen, the act of creation and the joys of writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA love letter to Jane Austen and to the power of reading by an icon of British literature\u003cbr\u003e'Wise and wonderfully funny' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Splendid'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It should be required reading'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA special new edition of a modern classic, celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday: blending truth and fiction, the delightful collection of letters Fay Weldon sent her 'niece' about reading Jane Austen, the act of creation and the joys of writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this charming sequence of fictional letters - inspired by those Jane Austen sent to her own niece - 'Aunt Fay' writes to her niece Alice, an eighteen-year-old student and aspiring writer with green hair and zero interest in reading Austen for her college English class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Aunt Fay responds to her niece's complaints, what begins as a passionate defence of the joys and rewards of wide reading, soon becomes a sparkling tribute to Austen's enduring brilliance - and an exploration of the craft and pleasure of fiction itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitty, ironic, and full of deep wisdom, \u003ci\u003eLetters to Alice\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to books from one of British literature's most original voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Shrewd and funny'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of pithy reflections on Jane Austen's life and the society of the day . full of unsuspected wisdom'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449631420790,"sku":"9780340589373","price":10.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36025285.jpg?v=1760446232","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780340589373-letters-to-alice","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}