![]() ![]() These people-a laborer, a young widow, the local doctor, and a movie star, among others-could not be more different and yet they are united in their love for the works and words of Austen. With the last bit of Austen’s legacy threatened, a group of disparate individuals come together to preserve both Jane Austen’s home and her legacy. Now it’s home to a few distant relatives and their diminishing estate. One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England’s finest novelists. Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable. I’m pretty sure there’s a clear line from my love of colonial Felicity and my Bachelor’s degree in early American history… However, fun fact, historical fiction was what really got me into reading way back in the third grade when I was introduced to the American Girl books. Either way, I’m ready way more historical fiction in the last week than I’ve read in years. There’s nothing like a global pandemic to completely change ones reading habits, right? Well, I guess we really wouldn’t know. ![]()
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