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Mysterious Death Of Miss Jane Austen (2013)

by Lindsay Ashford(Favorite Author)

3.44 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Sourcebooks Landmark

review 1: aeroplane read. spoiler at the start - apparently a sample of JA's hair has been tested for arsenic and found positive. thus is an explanation for that. using an outsider - governess, who is nevertheless welcomed as a friend and knows the very large family, does work as a driver for the story but there were other anachronistic aspects - too much girlish giggling and familiarity , . author does fit the story round actual events quite cleverly. I just don't like to think of a murder in this context!
review 2: While not a fan of mysteries(except for Boston's own Spenser for Hire), I enjoyed this one. Having heard the recent BBC 4 Radio adaptation, I knew who did it. That didn't lessen my enjoyment. My two favorite Austen reviews, Laurel-Austenprose and Meredith-Au... moresteneque Reviews, both liked the book too. I loved meeting Jane Austen's nieces Anna Austen(later Lefroy) and Fanny Knight(later Caroline Bingley). less

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