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‘If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.’ - Northanger Abbey
At thirty-three, Lori Smith found herself falling short of her expectations: single, facing a difficult job, and sinking into something like depression. She needed a change - and she needed it now. In the absence of a Darcy, she made the bold move of leaving her job and country to travel through Jane Austen’s England.
On a voyage of multi-layered discovery, Lori leads readers through Jane’s life and the landscapes she knew and loved - from Oxford to Bath, to London and the Hampshire countryside - and through her own emotional landscapes, in which grace and hope take the place of stagnation and despair.
‘But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them.’ - Mansfield Park
Along the way, we explore the small and great things in human nature to discover what Austen herself knew: the joy of life, however ordinary or unexpected.
“[An] engaging, deeply personal and well-researched travelogue…Smith weaves her own thoughts, historical research and fitting references to Austen’s novels into a satisfying whole.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A lovely, intimate read." Karen Fowler, best-selling author of The Jane Austen Book Club
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