![]() ![]() ![]() Earlier this week, we reviewed The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things, which examines the minutiae of daily 18th- and 19th-century life to shed new light on the beloved author. Today's issue features Nancy's review of What Matters in Jane Austen. And the greatest writer besides Shakespeare." and a pioneer of the conversational aside. Austen's work speaks to something vital in all women. There are so many expectations and restrictions placed on us as women (yes, even today), and her heroines always seem to have a dash of the unconventional (in varying degrees). Perhaps reading Austen makes you realize that you have the power and freedom not to have to rely on a man for your very survival as the women in her novel did. It's paradoxical." Additionally, the books are "fun, enjoyable and awesome." Nancy Powell wrote, "She remains the original chick lit writer with the most crossover appeal. Natalie Papailiou noted, "Austen's work is just as relevant now as it was when it was first penned. You're a smart, sassy gal trying to do it your way and a bunch of glamourpusses are trying to steal your man. ![]() ![]() I wondered why, so I asked a few of our reviewers. Lately there's been a flood of books about Jane Austen. ![]()
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