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Jane Fairfax
Jane Fairfax
Author: Joan Aiken
Here, headstrong, self-important Emma Woodhouse is pushed from center stage as the limelight falls on the childhood and maturation of her foil. Orphaned Jane is brought up by her shabby-genteel aunt and grandmother in Highbury, near the Woodhouse family estate. Jane joins Emma in her music lessons, where Jane's talent and diligence invite a ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312157074
ISBN-10: 031215707X
Publication Date: 3/15/1997
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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abbykt avatar reviewed Jane Fairfax on + 113 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I read this book quickly and I enjoyed it because I am a Jane Austen fan. It was fun to see the flip side of the story. The biggest failing in the book was that I was not convinced that Jane loved Frank. I don't really like him in Emma and I still did not like him. I wanted to, but he is too duplicit.
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Helpful Score: 2
I enjoyed this book. I thought the ending was a bit drawn-out... so I did some skimming there... If I read too much I got pissed-off at the Mr. Churchill character. He was too much of a flirt. Overall I thought the author was true to the original story, and her story blended well.
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An insighful and sensitive examination of Jane Fairfax of Jane Austen's Emma character. True to the original.


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