{"product_id":"growing-older-with-jane-austen","title":"Growing Older with Jane Austen","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lively, well-researched, expert study of aging in the literature of Jane Austen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no doubt that Jane Austen is enduringly popular with both a general readership and academics. But amid the wealth of approaches to her life and work, no one has made a full-length study of the concept of aging in her novels, and this book sets out to fill that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith chapters on the loss of youth and beauty, old wives, old maids, merry widows, and dowager despots, the theme allows for a lively exploration of many of Austen's most memorable characters. There are also chapters on hypochondria and illness, age and poverty, and death and wills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book draws on the six novels, major literary fragments, Austen's own letters, and the reminiscences of family members and contemporaries. Real-life examples are used to underline the fidelity of Austen's fictional representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAusten's wry approach to the perils and consolations of growing older is bound to strike chords with many.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggie Lane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45190114967721,"sku":"9780719806971","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780719806971.jpg?v=1738280397","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/growing-older-with-jane-austen","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}