The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen LP - Large Print by Syrie James (Paperback)

This captivating novel offers a delightful possibility for the inspiration behind Jane Austen's romantic tales.

Imagined as a memoir, it delves into the secrets of Austen's life, giving us untold insights into her mind and heart.

The well-read and charming Mr.

Ashford, a man who is her equal in intellect and temperament, inspires Austen to revise Sense and Sensibility, a book she began years earlier.

Deftly written in a style that echoes Austen's own, this unforgettable novel will make readers swear there was such a man as Mr.

Ashford and that there is such a memoir...

Tantalizing, tender, and true to the Austen mythos, James's book is highly recommended.

With a sensitive ear for the Austenian voice and a clear passion for research, James creates a life story for Austen that illuminates how her themes and plots may have developed...

The reader blindly pulls for the heroine...

hoping against history that Austen might yet enjoy the satisfactions of romance...

Offers a deeper understanding of what Austen's life might have been like.

Whether or not it happened, James has created the possibility in an intelligent, historical romance novel.

One of the best additions to the current spate of books featuring Jane Austen.

Captures all that is best and true about Jane Austen...

And if she didn't, she should have, as it makes for a compelling read.

A story that not only leaves you believing 'it could have happened,' but wishing 'oh...

I hope she had this.'