Jane Austen

3 weeks ago | theeagleonline.com | Jane Austen |Emily Henry |Ali Smith |Betty Smith

Five reads to welcome spring and beat the April showers With spring on the way, now is the perfect time to head outside to the quad or settle down on a bench with a good book. These five reads are The Eagle’s picks for the arrival of spring are full of feeling and will leave readers itching to turn the page. “Emma” by Jane Austen (1815)This classic Jane Austen novel tells the story of Emma Woodhouse, a smart and spoiled young woman who is confident in her matchmaking abilities.

2 months ago | l8r.it | Douglas Bruton |Jane Austen |F. Scott Fitzgerald |Hilary Mantel

LoveReading Says At once delicate and direct, Douglas Bruton’s Woman in Blue explores the potent power of art, of observing and being observed, and the nature of love and inexplicable connections. In this case, the subtle, tender story unveils the connection between a man who spends his days in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, obsessively gazing at a 17th-century painting of a Woman in Blue, and the subject of said painting.

2 months ago | l8r.it | Nicola Rayner |Jane Austen |F. Scott Fitzgerald |Hilary Mantel

The Paris Dancer Synopsis A heart-wrenching and unforgettable story of courage, friendship and resistance, inspired by the incredible true story of a Jewish ballroom dancer in Paris during WWII, perfect for fans of The Paris Library. Paris, 1938. Annie Mayer arrives in France with dreams of becoming a ballerina. But when the war reaches Paris, she's forced to keep her Jewish heritage a secret. Then a fellow dancer offers her a lifeline: a ballroom partnership that gives her a new identity.

2 months ago | chooseyourevent.co.uk | Jane Austen |Laura Turner

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2 months ago | audible.com | Kat Johnson |Jane Austen

Allegra Goodman writes stories that consume you—her previous novel, Sam, enraptured one of our editors to the point that she canceled her weekend plans to finish it, then headed to the author’s next speaking engagement so she could tell her in person how much it moved her.