I have listened to several books by Alison Larkin and she never fails to disappoint. I feel having known that up front, even though it was loosly based would have been helpful in connecting with the story and Jenny more. At the end I found out Jenny was loosly based on a girl who stayed with the Austen's for a time. I had a hard time connecting with Jenny and with her story. Then when it went to being more about Jenny again (understandable she is the main character) I struggled. I know a little of her family but not much. However, when it started I felt I was getting more Jane Eyre vibes (not what I want when I am feeling like Austen.) Then I started noticing certain members of Jane's family I was more excited. I was so excited to read this book and had wonder expectations. However, the reason for my struggling was more personal, and I hope to share why.
I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend was a book I struggled with most of the way through. This delightful, meticulously researched novel is followed by an afterword about the actual people and events on which the novel is based, including Jane Austen’s disabled brother, George, and the whirlwind courtship of Jane (Jenny) Cooper. With Alison Larkin’s delightful narration, you’ll feel yourself transported to 1791, meeting Jane Austen at age 16, and experiencing what life was like in that long-ago time.
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 15-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. Best-selling 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.
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