Book Review of
The Jane Austen Society
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner was published in 2020.
It is set after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton. Chawton has an unusual group of people who band together to do something remarkable.
In Chawton, one hundred and fifty years ago, was Jane Austen’s final home. Now it’s home to a few of her distant relatives and their diminishing estate.
With the last bit of Austen’s legacy threatened, a group of individuals comes together to preserve Jane Austen’s home and legacy.
The Jane Austen Society is the perfect book for fans of Jane Austen.
Lynn's Review
The Jane Austen Society was just the type of read that I needed for summer 2020. I needed a cozy fun read and this book was just that.
I have not read very many Jane Austen retellings, but for some reason, this one caught my attention. It might have been the cover. I love the cover. But it was more than the cover.
The Jane Austen Society is set in Chawton, England just after WWII. An interesting mix of characters come together because of their love of Jane Austen.
I thought the author did a great job describing the characters, time, and setting.
This book is charming and quaint. I read it in just a couple of days.
I will say that there are a couple of things in the book that I felt like didn’t really belong in the book. They seemed to be there more to make it politically correct than to fit the story line. Besides that I loved the book.
There are also one or two PG-13 scenes in the book.
About Natalie Jenner
Natalie Jenner is the best selling author of multiple historical fiction books. She is a former lawyer who was born in England and now lives in Canada.