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I picked this up on audio based on a recommendation from a podcast on great audiobooks. The story brings together a group of people, all connected by their love for Jane Austen‘s novels. As they come together to form the Jane Austen Society—dedicated to preserving her legacy—their lives intertwine in unexpected ways. A charming, character-driven novel. Overall, an enjoyable, if not particularly exciting, read with a satisfying ending. ⭐⭐⭐/5 ❤️📚

I enjoyed this story. It‘s quite gentle and flows along nicely. It‘s well written (apart from the Americanisms - an English doctor wouldn‘t refer to Christmastime as ‘the holidays‘ especially in the 1940s in England), drawing on the strength of the power of books and featuring some lovely characters. Just a delightful and engaging read. 4⭐️

A library book. I‘m going away for a weekend in the Peak District with a group of friends who also love reading at the beginning of November. The original book we‘d arranged to read to discuss at our get together was The Bloomsbury Girls but then found out it‘s the second in a series, so now we‘re reading both books! 🤪. So many books too little time. 🫨

This was a reread and it was just as delightful the second time. It's about a group of people who live in the tiny English village where Austen wrote some of her novels. They form a society to try to preserve her legacy. Each of their stories, from Mimi the Hollywood star to Adeline, the strong young widow, mirrored a portion of an Austen novel or added a new layer to the impact she had on the world. This was a cup of hot cocoa that hit the spot.

This has been on my Kindle, along with what feels like a thousand other books, so why I decided on this as opposed to something else, I don‘t know. I do know that it was a lovely story that draws on the wisdom in Austen‘s books. In many ways a gentle, relationship-driven book. Maybe not for everyone, but it definitely spoke to me.

So good. ❤️❤️

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@bookaholic1 @MaureenMc

I got this book bc of my obsession with Jane Austen and all things related to her. This book was better than I thought it would be but my no means will be staying in my Jane Austen section of my bookshelf. It‘s a read and pass on for me. Had Guernsey Potato Pie Society vibes if you like that.

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This was a good light read, but wasn‘t total fluff. It reminded me a lot of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.

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Cute, wrapped in layers of Austen, no loose ends. I was surprised by how much of a role grief played in the story (I could have used a trigger warning, honestly), but in many ways, what was said to Adeline was what I also needed to hear. Even if you don't like Austen, this is a great "Books (and reading) Are Awesome" story. ????

Listening to a story set in a quaint village while stitching a quaint village!

I've never been much of an audiobook person but I just might make a habit of this. Helps that it's narrated by Richard Armitage. 💙🎧

Done! So so good!! I have one square left for my first #bookspinbingo of the month

Finally starting this one! #pemberlittens

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♥️ The Jane Austen Society
👍🏻 Rules for Visiting & The Dutch House
😬 In Five Years & Migrations

@BookNAround Thanks for the list! I‘m glad I got to these five books in January, and I have plans to read a few more this month, too.

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Thank you @StaceGhost for the lovely package. I love it all, this book has been on my TBR wishlist for a while so I‘m excited to finally get the chance to read it. Thank you again! #littlechristmasswap

On the 8th day of Christmas, I‘m picking another excellent Austen-adjacent book that I read last year for #12BooksOf2020

This one needs to be a movie! ❤️

Really trying to get through this book. It‘s not as good as I had hoped it would be.

I loved this book! I usually love all things that include Jane Austen, but this storyline was on its own lovely and heartfelt. I felt attached to each of the main characters and didn‘t want it to end. I want to know more about their future lives. I feel the same about all of Jane Austen‘s books.

We hope you‘ll join us for our discussion of The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner today at 2pm ET. The link to join is :

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85909374712

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🎧 The Jane Austen Society #LitsyBookClub
📖 Who Was Jane Austen?
📖 Northanger Abbey (Marvel #GraphicNovel)
📖 The Gift (read to discuss with student)

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📖 Developing Assessment Capable Visible Learners
📖 The War of the Jewels #FellowshipOfTolkien
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This was a delightful book, although I did feel the ending was a bit abrupt. It was a perfect complementary read while in the middle of reading through Jane Austen‘s novels. The description of the setting of Chawton was lovely. The best aspect was the variety of characters that came together through one common interest and then supported each other in such wonderful ways.

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While I do not tend to reread books, this sentence still struck a chord with me, because I knew that everything will work out in the end.

Looking forward to our book club discussion tomorrow.

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My hubs bought me a WordCloud Austen book set for Christmas last year and I‘ve been reading my way through them this year (I still have Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey to look forward to!), so reading this sweet story layered with my latest encounters of Jane Austen‘s characters was fun! I wish the ending wasn‘t as rushed but was charmed by so many of these characters and loved seeing some Austen characters reflected in Jenner‘s.

Book 173 of 2020.

This is a great morning! A little cozy time with the puppies, while I read and drink my coffee!! Then I must get started on my needlepoint Christmas stocking! Lol hopefully it will be ready NEXT Christmas
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It's the perfect night to finish a book 😍

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@Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Andrew65

When your library hold expires less than half way through the book and you don't want to wait 18 weeks to finish it....impromptu trip to the bookstore 😂😂

I usually don't set goals because I have zero follow through but I do have a list of books I'm currently working on and hopefully can get through for #NovelNovember

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@Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Andrew65

Lazy Saturday morning before the day really begins 😊

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I loved this blurb about my favorite Austen protagonist so I wanted to share it! 💕 #currentlyreading

Relevant food for thought today, and not only for England. Get out and vote, please!

Realized that my bookmark was thematically appropriate this morning 🤣 #currentlyreading

I ended up really enjoying this book, but I did almost give up early on. It was slow to start and felt a bit dis-jointed for the first ~20%, but it then picked up steam for me. It‘s a great imagining of the Society‘s origins.

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What a sweet book! It was pretty slow and whimsical. I loved how the author used Austen‘s brilliant classics to bring together an unlikely group of people. Each person carries heavy burdens of grief and trauma, but they all find healing in books. I appreciated the author introducing a twist that made me think I knew the end, only to twist the twist! I found this book to be sweetly reminiscent of Austen‘s own writing. I recommend it!

Wow this book is beautiful 😊 I love the characters, the setting, the Jane Austen references and observations. It leaves you in a feel good, rosy headspace after reading. I don‘t want to blow the story line for any would be readers so I will just say, read it, you won‘t regret it 😉 And Gus and my handsome man snuggling while they wait for me to finish my book ❤️

This book was an absolute delight and just what I needed today. I really liked getting to know all these characters that share a love for my Jane. I would like a little more, please and thank you (especially Adam & Yardley - that epilogue just wasn‘t enough).

I don‘t have a photo of the book because I borrowed from the library and listened to the audio (and am apparently too lazy to just google image the cover). So, Tilney awkwardly snoozing.

This is such a beautiful story 😊 I‘m hoping to finish it today but I‘m also sad that it will be finished. I‘m meeting a friend I haven‘t seen in person for 10 years today and I‘m nervous and excited too 😊She loves to read and I‘m hoping to pass along this book to her 😊

Oh, man. Now I want to go on a tour of all of Jane Austen‘s homes. This highly fictionalized account of the Jane Austen Society‘s acquisition was charming and sweet and surprisingly suspenseful! And I‘m positively delighted to learn the author owns an independent bookshop about an hour away from me. Can‘t wait to visit soon!

“That there might be a place where people were not constantly competing against each other for their very sustenance, but were instead helping each other survive through war and injury and poverty and pain, seemed as much something out of a Jane Austen novel as anything else she could have hoped to find. “ -Mimi Harrison

This isn't the sort of book I normally go for, but it was such a pleasure. I almost quit after the first chapter, but I'm so glad I didn't.

Really enjoying this one 😊 My sister bought me this book as a birthday gift because she saw Austen in the title and instantly thought of me. I‘m so glad she did, because this book is wonderful 😊and Gus agrees ❤️

Loved this book sooo much!! If you are a fan of Austen, and love books like Guernsey Lit Society, this book is for you.

A story as quiet and quaint as the small village in which it is set, where Jane Austen once lived and finished her last three novels. While the book is really about the small group of devoted Austen fans who form the titular society in the years following WWII — their lives, traumas, loves, and victories — it is also full of tiny references to Austen‘s characters and personal history, which will delight any Austen-loving reader. #austenianaugust

I‘ve had this on hold for absolutely ages! I‘m so excited.