(However, if you plan on buying it any time soon, make sure to check out the UK version. :)Īll in all, even though it was a little slow in parts, and there were a great load of characters in it (some of whom were a little forgettable), I enjoyed the book. Also, the main romance in the story is true, but to give away any more than that would be giving away the book.
The author's notes in the back of the book do signify that while the particulars of the story are not exactly true, the overall facts are: Jenny (really also named Jane, like her famous cousin) did send a letter from the boarding school where she and Jane resided, and really is credited with saving the life of her famous cousin by smuggling out a letter to her family, detailing Jane's extreme sickness. Well, mostly interesting, but some of it was accurate :). However, from the first page, the book was both. That being said, some of the fiction that I have read in the past based around actual people have been neither interesting, nor historically accurate. After my first perusal of Pride and Prejudice back in the eigth grade for a book report, I found in Jane Austen a voice I loved to read, especially in describing the society of the time in which she lived.
To be perfectly honest, I approached this book feeling a little conflicted. The first I read was I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend, by Cora Harrison. However, I did enjoy them, and the fact that I have been able to read at all is a welcome addition to my daily schedule. Granted, these books were not terribly long, and in fact, the are some of the few YA novels that I've read in a while. I have managed to go through five of the books I received for Christmas in the few days since then.
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