A Jane Austen valentine

Author Lori Smith on what the great writer can teach us about life and love | Susan Olasky

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Bookstores are glutted with books concerning Jane Austen. Many of them are bad, which means the occasional jewel risks being overlooked. A Walk with Jane Austen is a jewel. It combines genres—a bit of spiritual memoir, travel diary, and examination of Austen's life and work—to raise questions about grace, romance, family, community, and calling. Not a bad Valentine's Day gift for a woman who follows Jane.

Lori Smith is a freelance writer who has worked for several Christian ministries and Publishers Weekly. Her book describes a summer trip that took her to Oxford to study. There she met Jack, a fellow student, and began what she hoped would be a romance. After Oxford, Lori traveled around England in the steps of Austen, writing the journal that became the heart of this book.

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