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Jane Austen: A Life

Jane Austen is the definitive biography of one of Britain`s best-loved novelists, from the acclaimed author of Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self, Charles Dickens: A Life and The Invisible Woman`As near perfect a life of Austen as we are likely to get: intelligent, feeling, suggestive` Carmen Callil, Daily Telegraph`Tomalin has written a biography that reflects Austen`s own exacting standards, a book that radiates intelligence, wit and insight` Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times`Of all the Austen biographies, this is the best … leaves the reader with a much deeper appreciation of the circumstances and motivation behind the creation of those six perfect novels` Harpers & Queen`I cannot think that a better life of Jane Austen then Claire Tomalin`s will be written for many years.` Philip Hensher, Mail on Sunday`A perfect biography: detailed, witty, warm. Tomalin involves us so deeply that Austen`s final illness and death come almost as a personal tragedy to the reader` Dirk Bogarde, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year