Jane Austen: A Truth Universally Acknowledged Book Club

MISS AUSTEN by Gill Hornby
Calling all Janeites: grab your chance to reread your favourite Jane Austen books in the company of like-minded readers. Even better, explore the perceptiveness and skill of her writing for the first time.

Why not join Ros and Sue as we immerse ourselves month by month in the delights of Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Sanditon and Lady Susan. We'll also read other authors who have been inspired by Jane's work to create their own versions of her stories: Emma by Alexander McCall Smith, Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid, Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Pattillo, Longbourn by Jo Baker and Death Comes to Pemberley by P D James (previously dramatised by the BBC).

And if you have any further suggestions for Austen-themed books, do share them with us.

Please bring along £1 (or £12 for the year) as a contribution to Meetup fees - this £1 is only payable by non-IVC fully-paid members (and can be reclaimed if you decide to join the CambsIVC membership group).

Reading choice for Tuesday 10th June:
Miss Austen by Gill Hornby (published 2020), a partly fictionalised account of Jane's relationship with her older sister Cassandra, and the letters that became so precious after Jane's death. The book was recently dramatised by the BBC and is available on BBC iPlayer.

Read so far:
Sense and Sensibility (published 1811)
Sense & Sensibility - Joanna Trollope (published 2013)

Please do join us at these CambsIVC Jane Austen events to come:
Wed 18 June ADC Theatre - Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
Tue 8 July Book Club - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Fri 11 July Outdoor Theatre Swavesey - Sense & Sensibility
Thu 17 July ADC Theatre - The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged
Tue 16 September Book Club - The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow