Jane Austen: A Biography Author: Brian Wilks Genre: Nonfiction, History, Biography Publisher: Endeavour Press Release Date: 2015 Pages: 144 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review Synopsis: Jane Austen, one of the best-loved novelists of the English language, is unique in that her approach to art is without complication. She never attempted to exceed the limitations of her capabilities or of that with which she was familiar, but wrote of ordinary people engaged in familiar pursuits and doing ordinary things. Born the daughter of a country parson, Jane lived what many consider to have been a quiet and uneventful life. Yet in this book, Brian Wilks shows how rewarding a study of this deceptively quiet life can be. Jane was a member of a remarkable family, and her story is one of her close involvement with its members. Personal relationships and their portrayal are the keynote of...