Book Review of
Jane of Austin
Jane of Austin by Hillary Manton Lodge was published in 2017. It is a modern take on the Austen classic, Sense and Sensibility.
After their father’s business scandal shatters their lives, Jane and Celia Woodward are forced out of their San Francisco tea shop and move to Ausin, Texas.
They pack up their younger sister and are determined to start over yet again.
Life in Austin isn’t all sweet tea and tacos though. Their living situation is challenging, and the sister’s relationship is stained, especially when Jane meets and falls for a musician.
Lynn's Review
I picked Jane of Austin up on clearance for three dollars at a bookstore. It looked like a fun read. It was. It wasn’t a deep or a thought provoking read, but it was a fun clean romance. There are a lot of books that are modern versions of Jane Austen, but not all of them are well done. I thought Jane of Austin was a well written modern twist on a classic story of Sense and Sensibility.
About Hillary Manton Lodge
Hillary Manton Lodge lives in Portland, Oregon where she loves food, foreign films, and walking on new trails.