{"product_id":"9781399740906-jane-austen-at-home","title":"Jane Austen at Home","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e250th Birthday Edition\u003cbr\u003eThe Jane Austen 250th birthday celebration edition of Lucy Worsley's bestseller, with a new introduction by the author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE BBC'S \u003ci\u003eMISS AUSTEN, \u003c\/i\u003eNOW IN A STUNNING CELEBRATORY EDITION WITH NEW INTRODUCTION AND EPILOGUE: THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY JANE AUSTEN LOVER \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders LOVE \u003ci\u003eJane Austen at Home\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \"tour de force\" which should be in the reading list of anyone who has either read the books or watched the film adaptations.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  \u003cbr\u003e'This book is a delight . I will return to Austen's novels with a greater appreciation of the hardships and hopes of her heroines.'   ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  \u003cbr\u003e'I devoured this. Jane's story is told in vivid prose and a compassionate manner.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e Where better to celebrate the 250th birthday of one of Britain's most beloved novelists than the very rooms from which she quietly changed the world? \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this bestselling biography, Lucy Worsley travels from room to room, house to house, showing us how and why Jane Austen lived as she did, examining the places and spaces that mattered to her. It wasn't all country houses and ballrooms, but a life that was often a painful struggle. Jane famously lived a 'life without incident', but with new research and insights Lucy Worsley reveals a passionate woman who fought for her freedom. A woman who far from being a lonely spinster in fact had at least five marriage prospects, but who in the end refused to settle for anything less than Mr Darcy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a guided tour of all the best Jane Austen sites to visit specially written for this birthday edition, this gorgeous book is perfect for Austen fans everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritical acclaim for \u003ci\u003eJane Austen at Home:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'This is my kind of history: carefully researched but so vivid that you are convinced Lucy Worsley was actually there at the party - or the parsonage.' ― Antonia Fraser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eJane Austen at Home \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fascinating look at Jane Austen's world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked throughout her life. The result is a refreshingly unique perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced exploration of gender, creativity, and domesticity.' ― Amanda Foreman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A must for any Austenite.' ― \u003ci\u003eRed \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant and very moving, this book is a fascinating and original exploration of Jane Austen with lots of new material - Worsley brings Austen to life superbly, through her pages she is a flesh and blood woman, intelligent, powerful, contradictory, loving, loved. A magnificent book.' ― Kate Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rarely, if ever, will you encounter a historian so in command of their material. Truly, this is a dazzling exercise in persuasion, written with sense and sensibility.' ― \u003ci\u003eSaturday Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Worsley offers us much that Austen's admirers wish to know. [she] is entirely convincing.' ―\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sprightly new take on Austen's life.' ― \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy Worsley 'is a great scene-setter for this tale of triumph and heartbreak' ― \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41640420966497,"sku":"9781399740906","price":24.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29971955.jpg?v=1726048977","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399740906-jane-austen-at-home","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}