"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.
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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? She just didn't know.
Anna Austen has always been told she must marry rich. Her future depends upon it. While her dear cousin Fanny has a little more choice, she too is under pressure to find a suitor. But how can either girl know what she wants? Is finding love even an option?
The only person who seems to have answers is their Aunt Jane. She has never married. In fact, she's perfectly happy, so surely being single can't be such a bad thing? The time will come for each of the Austen girls to become the heroines of their own stories. Will they follow in Jane's footsteps?
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
The Austen Girls is available in Paperback
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
