Book Review: Just Jane by Nancy Moser

Moser (Mozart’s Sister) frames this novel as a journal written by Jane Austen, following her life from when she falls in love with Tom Lefroy at age 20 until she is an established writer in her late 30s. Those familiar with Austen’s life will recognize many of the circumstances—the loss of the beloved family home at Steventon when her father retired to Bath, the death of her sister Cassandra’s fiancé, her mother’s many illnesses. However, they may not recognize Moser’s Austen, who mopes about pining after guys, resents her parents, worries regularly about whether she is a real writer and reflects on her faith in God (which was important to Austen, but which she was reticent to discuss). Austen’s voice comes through in extensive quotes from her letters—paragraphs and even occasionally pages. Since these are mostly unmarked, readers may not recognize them as Austen’s words, but their vivacity and wit often make them stand out from the rest of the writing. Some aspects of the book are charming, and it is an easy introduction to Austen’s life. However, it fails to be compelling as it devolves into simply tracking events as they occur, and does not capture Austen’s spirit. It will likely disappoint both Austen devotees and historical fiction fans. (Sept.)
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Just Jane, what is there to say about this Nancy Moser Novel? Well I shall start by saying I loved it. I have always been a fan of Jane Austen, how can one not? The work speaks to everyone, and well I will say I am with millions of women I love Fitzwilliam Darcy, even before he was on film by Colin Firth. But as much as I love her works I will admit I didn’t know much about Jane Austen as herself. Perhaps that is how she would have wanted it, as according to the portrayal by Moser; she was a woman who preferred to keep to herself. But you can not help but be sucked in when you read Just Jane.

It is a fictional account of Jane’s life, but it stays as true to fact as possible (I have since been researching it’s in my nature) and is written fantastically. We follow Jane through her life, her chances to marry that she declined, and her family’s ups and downs we are there through it all. We see the good Jane and the bad Jane. She was a fantastic Aunt, but a very critical person. She enjoyed going to balls, and yet she couldn’t stand most of the people either, a walking talking contradiction my kind of person!

If you know anything about Jane Austen anything at all, you will love this book. Nancy Moser does a fantastic job of telling the story of the woman who wanted to be alone and yet didn’t. Who gave her life to her work. Her life was her work. And we will see bits of Jane in all of our favorite characters and some of her family too. And of course you will see just when her work was truly appreciated, while she was acclaimed well enough when the works came out it was not until the 1900’s when she truly became appreciate for what we know her as today.

Fantastic Furniture

Get ready for another hot furniture again? I know I am. I love furniture and I am happy to get to post about it. Here is another fantastic furniture website. The fantastic Furniture store of Furniture from home.

I have to say while I was looking I got the major itch to redo my home office. You know that lovely space where I often come to read, and of course to make my bloggy posts. Since I work from home now as best I can, instead of a real job (thank you lymphoma) I do have a nice office but look at this desk! That I posted above. Isn’t it a fantastic piece of Home Office Furniture?

And that is not all this website has to offer, they have a full line of other items including Storage beds. so head on over and take a look around. I think you might like some of what you see. Like I did.

Booking Through Thursday-15 in 15

“This can be a quick one. Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.”

1. Trinity

2. The Black Stallion

3. The Naked Duke

4. Mozart’s Sister

5.Once upon a Fling

6. Twilight

7. Eclipse

8. The Last wife of Henry VIII

9. The Constant Princess

10. Katherine

11. The first Princess of wales

12. Good Grief

13. Shoot the Moon

14.The devil’s necklace

15. Huck Finn

Natural Supplements

If you’re into natural herbal healing you may want to check out Green Path. It is a fantastic website that promotes health and well being. One supplement I have read a lot about and will be trying is beta glucan it is said to naturally boost your immune system and help lower cholesterol. I don’t have a cholesterol problem but with my Lymphoma I do need a boost in the old immune system department. So if your into herbal things go on over and check the things out. They have more than just Beta Glucan, there is a lot more to offer. I have a few friends who were happy I recommended the site for them as they were getting a little bit tired of the store bought vitamins.

Stair Lift

Do you have an elderly family member? Or someone whom perhaps is recovering from a surgery. Than you may want to think about getting them a stair lift it will help you and it will help them. An U.S Medical supply offers the best prices with these mobility aids that you can find anywhere. My grandma has one of these in her house and she loves it.

It really makes mobility easier for those who are in their golden years. Stair lifts are perfect for multi-leveled houses with household members who have difficulty climbing stairs. When not in use, the stair lift chair easily folds up and out of the way. Each of these stair lifts were designed with homeowner installation in mind, and a standard installation usually takes the average homeowner about 2-3 hours, if it’s your grand parent ordering you may have to be the good kid and help them put it in.

I remember how upset my great grandmother was when she had to move out of her three levels home and into a 1 level home that was easier for her to get around in. she really was devastated. I can not help but think that if we had known about these lifts than, instead of just for grandma that she would have been happier. She would not have had to move out of her beloved family home and could have continued to go on happily. So head on over and check them out. See if you can save your loved ones some happiness.

Wicked Wednesday #7


Wicked Wednesday a place to be wicked to other book readers and make them get those TBR piles growing. The concept is simple. Pick a book or two and tell s about them. If its one you read tell us what you liked. If its one you found tell us about that to. Than leave a comment to let us know where to find your Wicked Wednesday titles. Make sure to link back in your posts for other people to follow Wicked Wednesday.


Singing Bowls

If your looking for some pretty home décor that may have a few other uses head on over to Silver Sky Imports and check out their Tibetan Singing Bowl it is really need and you cant miss it. They also have some crystal singing bowls as well as prayer flags and a variety of other very interesting items. Here is a little bit of information about their Crystal singing Bowls.

Our Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls are made from over 99.9 percent pure quartz crystal, a naturally occurring element. The crystal is placed in a mold and heated to 4000 degrees. Because our bodies are also composed of a crystalline structure, using Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls for healing and meditation allows us to respond more quickly and favorably to the sound as therapy. This is why crystals are a key element in many different holistic medicine healing practices.

Forex Gold

Do you like to trade? Are you in need of some forex trading strategies well hope on over and take a look. I personally do not know much about trading, but taking a look at this website I would be able to mangle my way into it.

They have a full library of free tools, weather you have a Demo account, or you are someone who is trading with real money. The tools they offer are fully customizable and they will help you with your analysis. You must keep in mind that the products are not to be used as stand alone however; they are designed to be used with their trading plan. So head on over and check them out. Demo, or trade for real the choice is yours.

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