"A delightfully vivid story that effortlessly whirls readers into a very different, long-ago world "
April 2020 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month April 2020
Best-loved TV presenter Lucy Worsley’s version of the background to the author Jane Austen’s life is a delightfully vivid story that effortlessly whirls readers into a very different, long-ago world. There are balls and proposals, carriages and nurseries, rich and poor and even a scene in a debtors prison all of which frame the lives of the young girls who are Jane Austen’s nieces.
What an extraordinary existence it is! The wise aunt Jane Austen is a great guide through all of this especially, as Lucy Worsley makes clear, it is one in which the young girls think their only ambition is to find a husband! Hugely good fun to read The Austen Girls is also packed-full of unforgettable historical details.
Would she ever find a real-life husband? Would she even find a partner to dance with at tonight's ball? She just didn't know.
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Would she ever find a real-life husband? Would she even find a partner to dance with at tonight's ball?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Austen Girls and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Austen Girls features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Star Books, Featured Books for 11+ readers
Paperback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Austen Girls was written by Lucy Worsley and published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Austen Girls has 320 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
