![]() ![]() ![]() When Jenny falls utterly in love with a handsome naval officer who better to help her than Jane herself, already an expert in love and relationships? ![]() When fifteen-year-old Jane Austen’s shy cousin Jenny comes to stay, their evenings are a blur of beautiful dresses, balls, gossip and romance their days are spend writing about them – Jenny in her diary, Jane in her witty first attempts at fiction. Through Larkin’s strong performance, listeners will connect with both Jane and Jenny.”īestselling novelist Cora Harrison’s light historical romance in the form of a secret diary was inspired by real life events in the Austen family and will delight Jane Austen fans everywhere. As the two young ladies experience the excitement of attending their first ball and meeting eligible single men, they’re also constantly reminded that, being poor, they must marry into money. Larkin effectively takes on the identity of Jenny, sounding like a giggly adolescent girl. Their daily lives are described in the diaries of 16-year-old Jenny Cooper, who is Jane’s cousin. ![]() “Narrator Alison Larkin deftly conveys the girlish gossip and romantic dreams of a teenaged Jane Austen and her best friend. ![]()
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