Jane Austin
Jane Austen is the definitive biography of one of Britain's best-loved novelists, from the acclaimed author of Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self, Charles Dickens: A Life and The Invisible Woman.
'As near perfect a life of Austen as we are likely to get: intelligent, feeling, suggestive'
Carmen Callil, Daily Telegraph
'Tomalin has written a biography that reflects Austen's own exacting standards, a book that radiates intelligence, wit and insight'
Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
'Of all the Austen biographies, this is the best ... leaves the reader with a much deeper appreciation of the circumstances and motivation behind the creation of those six perfect novels'
Harpers & Queen
'I cannot think that a better life of Jane Austen then Claire Tomalin's will be written for many years.'
Philip Hensher, Mail on Sunday
'A perfect biography: detailed, witty, warm. Tomalin involves us so deeply that Austen's final illness and death come almost as a personal tragedy to the reader'
Dirk Bogarde, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year