Two Inches of Ivory
Published on 28. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-1-83628-045-3 (ISBN)
Description
A vivid imagining of the lives of JANE AUSTEN and her family told in a novel
One snowy Christmas Mrs Austen gives birth to her seventh child, Jane. From birth to untimely death Jane's path to becoming a successful novelist is constantly choked by unpredictable circumstances.
War with Napoleonic France, the press of poverty, fashionable Regency, the Romantic urge - all shape the Austens' lives and fuel Jane's imagination. Questions of love, feelings, freedom for women are continually thrown up, while she strives to balance family duties with the ups and downs of publishing fortunes
A fictional narrative carefully woven from letters, memoirs, biographies, brings to life the world of Jane Austen in its most intimate expression
One snowy Christmas Mrs Austen gives birth to her seventh child, Jane. From birth to untimely death Jane's path to becoming a successful novelist is constantly choked by unpredictable circumstances.
War with Napoleonic France, the press of poverty, fashionable Regency, the Romantic urge - all shape the Austens' lives and fuel Jane's imagination. Questions of love, feelings, freedom for women are continually thrown up, while she strives to balance family duties with the ups and downs of publishing fortunes
A fictional narrative carefully woven from letters, memoirs, biographies, brings to life the world of Jane Austen in its most intimate expression
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Language
English
Place of publication
Market Harborough
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
714 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83628-045-3 (9781836280453)
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Malcolm Day has worked in publishing for 25 years, as an editor and writer in illustrated books, including for Reader's Digest. Many titles as author include Voices from the World of Jane Austen. Previously he was an English teacher, including a spell in Khartoum during the 1980s famine. Amongst his areas of interest are history, mythology, religion, and he now enjoys writing historical fiction living on the edge of Dartmoor.