A review by ehmannky
Selected Letters by Vivien Jones, Jane Austen

5.0

Okay, this is a read mostly for the Austen fanatic. But I loved it. Austen was so funny and kind with her family, even when she was talking about the most mundane parts of her life.it was fascinating to see her life through these surviving fragments. The moments she talks about her novels, even though they’re almost always in passing. What I found most endearing were the letters towards the end when she was giving her nieces feedback on their writing. It was just such a quiet power to see a woman who honestly didn’t live to see her true literary memory quietly shape a few women who came after her. It’s just so sweet and makes me love her all the more.