E Stanton
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Natalie Jenner:
Finished "Persuasion". What a beautiful book. I truly understand Adam Berwick's "It's how it makes you feel" comment in your wonderful book. I've picked up S & S and Northanger. MP pretty hard to find in rural bookstores in West Virginia. What do you suggest next?
Natalie Jenner
So glad you too loved "Persuasion," and it's a perfect book to read heading into or during the fall. So elegiac and full of possibility. For your next pick, I am going to lean on the recommendation of a recent book club meeting I attended, where a group of non-Austen readers tried "Northanger Abbey" for the first time and were pleasantly surprised by how fresh the humour was. I'd try "Sense and Sensibility" after that, because I find it the most similar to "Persuasion" in terms of tone and theme and that's a lot of "feels" for two back-to-back reads. Thank you for embracing Austen's works like this in such a short period of time. She is the perfect author for solace during all our current challenges. Keep safe and well, Natalie
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Karen
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Natalie Jenner:
Hi Natalie--2 questions. First, will you be visiting the Poisoned Pen in AZ? (The Pen did both my book events, and they are amazing.) Second, I'd like to do a giveaway for your book in my May newsletter. Subscribers are avid readers, goodreads librarians, and bloggers; mostly women, 30+. I can mail a copy but would you be willing to send them a signed bookplate or a card separately? I'm looking forward to reading!
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