Jane Austen: A Life () is a biography by the Canadian-American author Carol Shields. In addition to summarizing the major biographical elements of the groundbreaking and beloved English author, Shields also seeks to connect the dots between Austen's life and her work, which "rode on different rails." Born in Steventon, Hampshire in , Austen was raised by her father, George, and her mother, . acclaimed Penguin Lives Series, made one of his best matches when he paired Carol Shields with Jane Austen. For, reminiscent of her predecessor, Shields has been "lauded for her keen eye on the nuances of women's lives" prompting Atlas himself to exclaim, "She is our Jane Austen!" Atlas began. Preview — Jane Austen by Carol Shields. Jane Austen Quotes Showing of 2. “A glance can both submit and subvert; it can be sharp or shy, scornful or adoring; it can be a near cousin to scrutiny – but it almost always assumes a degree of mutually encoded knowledge. A spark is struck and apprehended; the head turns on it's spinal axis; the shoulders freeze; the eyes are the only busy part of the body, Cited by: 3.
Not only do we see how Jane Austen's life inspired her greatest works, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma, but we also see how she set the standards for fiction novels all over the world. Jane Austen: A Life - eBook () by Carol Shields. Jane Austen Uncovered. Reviewed in the United States on Aug. Verified Purchase. A Life is structured like a novel and covers all the necessary elements of a biography. However, Carol Shields offers insight into the life attitudes of the times and suggests an alternative reason for Jane Austen's death. Jane Austen: A Life () is a biography by the Canadian-American author Carol Shields. In addition to summarizing the major biographical elements of the groundbreaking and beloved English author, Shields also seeks to connect the dots between Austen's life and her work, which "rode on different rails." Born in Steventon, Hampshire in
Overview. With the same sensitivity and artfulness that are the trademarks of her award-winning novels, Carol Shields explores the life of a writer whose own novels have engaged and delighted readers for the past two hundred years. In Jane Austen, Shields follows this superb and beloved novelist from her early family life in Steventown to her later years in Bath, her broken engagement, and her intense relationship with her sister Cassandra. With the same sensitivity and artfulness that are the trademarks of her award-winning novels, Carol Shields explores the life of a writer whose own novels have engaged and delighted readers for the past two hundred years. In Jane Austen, Shields follows this superb and beloved novelist from her early family life in Steventown to her later years in Bath, her broken engagement, and her intense relationship with her sister Cassandra. With its fascinating insights into the writing process from an award– winning novelist, Carol Shields’s magnificent biography of Jane Austen is also a compelling meditation on how great fiction is created.
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