First Impressions : A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen

from gogglemiss

Two men looking for a rare book, look to bookseller Sophie to solve many mysteries concerning Jane Austen. Each chapter alternates between present day and Jane Austen's friendship with an elderly cleric and their shared love of reading and writing. OK read, but not for the purists

from pgchuis

I won this book through the Goodreads First Reads scheme. The story of Sophie, a Jane Austen fan, who starts working in a rare/second-hand bookshop, and is asked by two different clients on the same day (one charmingly and the other threateningly) to track down an obscure book of moral tales writ...

from whitreidtan

It's no secret that I love Jane Austen and that I am like a fly to honey with any and all Austen related books. The only thing that really gives me pause is when the word "mystery" is appended to one of these books (well, that and zombies but since there's no way I'm reading about zombies under a...

from gogglemiss

Two men looking for a rare book, look to bookseller Sophie to solve many mysteries concerning Jane Austen. Each chapter alternates between present day and Jane Austen's friendship with an elderly cleric and their shared love of reading and writing. OK read, but not for the purists

from muddyboy

A book that will appeal to book collectors and Jane Austen fans and to a lesser extent, mystery lovers. The novel takes place in two eras - the present and during the time of Miss Austen's life. The driving force here is a fictional relationship that Jane has developed with an elderly minister wh...