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First Impressions
- A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Charlie Lovett first delighted listeners with his New York Times best-selling debut, The Bookman's Tale. Now, Lovett weaves another brilliantly imagined mystery, this time featuring one of English literature's most popular and beloved authors: Jane Austen.
Book lover and Austen enthusiast Sophie Collingwood has recently taken a job at an antiquarian bookshop in London when two different customers request a copy of the same obscure book: the second edition of Little Book of Allegories by Richard Mansfield. Their queries draw Sophie into a mystery that will cast doubt on the true authorship of Pride and Prejudice - and ultimately threaten Sophie's life.
In a dual narrative that alternates between Sophie's quest to uncover the truth - while choosing between two suitors - and a young Jane Austen's touching friendship with the aging cleric Richard Mansfield, Lovett weaves a romantic, suspenseful, and utterly compelling novel about love in all its forms and the joys of a life lived in books.
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- 2022-09-16
Wonderful literary mystery
Ok so first I should admit that Jane Austen is not my favourite author. Just not my style. BUT I loved this literary mystery about her and her writing. I cared about the characters and the narrator absolutely brought Jane and Sophie to life and made them relatable. I could hear her smiling when it was perfect to smile, which I loved. She had great tone and mood.
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