Jane & I:
A Tale of Austen Addiction
Once upon a time a young girl was read Pride and Prejudice by her mother. She listened entranced, but little dreamed how that reading would change her life.
Susannah Fullerton fell in love with Elizabeth and Darcy on that day and went on to read the other novels of Jane Austen; she studied them, re-read them often, lectured about them and wrote about them. As President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia for more than twenty-five years, Susannah has shared her passion for Jane Austen’s novels with thousands of people around the world.
This charming memoir shows how Susannah’s love of Jane Austen’s novels developed into a passionate addiction. She tells her own remarkable story with wit, elegance and passion.
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“You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love … Jane Austen.” — Susannah Fullerton
This charming memoir shows how a love of Jane Austen’s novels developed into a passionate addiction. Susannah Fullerton tells her own remarkable story with wit, elegance and passion.
I don’t know which to admire most: the book-filled life of Susannah Fullerton, or her beguiling account of it. Crossing continents and embracing multiple authors – though Jane Austen reigns supreme – this is a vivid and original memoir for lovers of our literary heritage to savour.” ― Maggie Lane, Jane Austen expert & author.
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