A Walk with Jane Austen: A Journey into Adventure, Love, and Faith
Step into a Life of Grace At thirty-three, dealing with a difficult job and a creeping depression, Lori Smith embarked on a life-changing journey following the life and lore of Jane Austen through England. With humor and spirit, Lori leads readers through landscapes Jane knew and loved–from Bath...
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Step into a Life of Grace At thirty-three, dealing with a difficult job and a creeping depression, Lori Smith embarked on a life-changing journey following the life and lore of Jane Austen through England. With humor and spirit, Lori leads readers through landscapes Jane knew and loved–from Bath and Lyme, to London and the Hampshire countryside–and through emotional landscapes in which grace and hope take the place of stagnation and despair. Along the way, Lori explores the small things, both meanness and goodness in relationships, to discover what Austen herself knew: the worth of an ordinary life.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781400073702 (1400073707)
ASIN: 1400073707
Publish date: October 16th 2007
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Literature,
Religion,
Christian,
Faith,
Biography Memoir,
Christianity,
Spirituality
I wavered between giving this book 2.5 or a full 3 stars. When this book is at its best, the author discusses details of Jane Austen's life with great insight. It's obvious that the author has spent a great deal of time thinking about Jane and her books, and that shone through in the writing. How...
This was a good book, a gentle look into someone else's life. Her walk with Jane Austen through the landscapes Jane knew and loved was enlightening. Some of my favorite parts:Writing about her visit to the British Library:"I felt as though I had walked into a sacred space, and everywhere I turned ...