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All Roads Lead to Austen
All Roads Lead to Austen | Amy Smith
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"An illuminating insight...fascinating."-Amanda Grange, bestselling author of Mr. Darcy's Diary "A journey through both a physical landscape and the geography of the human heart and mind...delightfully entertaining and often deeply moving, this book reminds us that Austen's world-and her characters-are very much alive."-Michael Thomas Ford, author of Jane Bites Back WHERE DO BOOKS TAKE YOU? With a suitcase full of Jane Austen novels en espanol, Amy Elizabeth Smith set off on a yearlong Latin American adventure: a traveling book club with Jane. In six unique, unforgettable countries, she gathered book-loving new friends- taxi drivers and teachers, poets and politicians- to read Emma, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice. Whether sharing rooster beer with Guatemalans, joining the crowd at a Mexican boxing match, feeding a horde of tame iguanas with Ecuadorean children, or tangling with argumentative booksellers in Argentina, Amy came to learn what Austen knew all along: that we're not always speaking the same language- even when we're speaking the same language. But with true Austen instinct, she could recognize when, unexpectedly, she'd found her own Senor Darcy. All Roads Lead to Austen celebrates the best of what we love about books and revels in the pleasure of sharing a good book- with good friends."
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Bookwormjillk
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This is a memoir by a woman who spent a year holding Jane Austen book clubs in various Central and South American cities. I enjoyed the insights into how different cultures reacted to some of my favorite books more than the details about the author‘s love life, but overall this was a good read.

#ReadingTheAmericas2023 #Guatemala #Mexico #Ecuador #Chile #Paraguay #Argentina (I‘m “counting” this for Paraguay)

Librarybelle Agreed! I liked this one overall, but more for the interactions she has with the various book groups rather than her love life. 13mo
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Bookwormjillk
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I already love the illustrations in this book about a woman who travels around Central and South America to teach Jane Austen. #Pemberlittens #ReadingTheAmericas2023

Librarybelle I liked this book and the way each group she discussed the books with connected with the story 13mo
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Librarybelle
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This was a reread for me for my Jane Austen book discussion through the library. Loved it the 2nd time around too! Smith chooses to spend a year on the road in Central and South America, reading Austen with book groups. While in each country, she gets to know the culture and the people and immerses herself in Spanish and daily life. Some touching moments, and a great vicarious travelogue. I loved the book groups‘ discussions! #19822022 #2012

Deblovestoread Stacked, 2y
PageShifter Sounds really good! 2y
Andrew65 Sounds great 👏👏👏 2y
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Librarybelle
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In this part memoir, part travelogue, & all things Jane Austen, Smith recounts her journey through South America as she teaches a novel by Jane Austen at each location. She makes friends and may or may not have a #love interest or two.

I read this a billion years ago and loved the journey - Smith connects deeply with Austen, thanks to her experiences and her studies. I‘m making my library book discussion group about Austen read it! #200PnPCovers

CrowCAH Aww sounds like a touching story with Jane Austen at the heart of it! 2y
mabell What a unique premise! 2y
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Court7
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Very good!

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Blueberry
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TheKidUpstairs Looks like a cute read! 3y
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BayouGirl85
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Panpan

I wanted to love this one. The premise was intriguing but the story drug on. I thought it lacked depth. I was left wanting more.\

September Book 24/25 #LitsyLove

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Insightsintobooks
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Jen2
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Just delightful!

SW-T @Jen2 Good to know! 5y
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Jen2
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I‘m so enjoying this book!

Pemberley I‘m in the middle of a huge Jane Austen phase and I have this on my list.... I‘m really looking forward to it! 5y
Jen2 It‘s wonderful! 5y
bookandbedandtea This book was so interesting and enjoyable. 5y
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Autumnscribe
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I absolutely loved this book!!! A book about travel, reading Jane Austen, and of course love, how could I not?! But best of all, as a result of reading this book, I have half a dozen new books to go in search of and at lest as many new destinations I would love to explore.

LeahBergen I bought this at a big book sale! (must get to it soon 😬) 7y
Autumnscribe @LeahBergen so did I! Lol. I hope you like it. 7y
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Started this on the ferry ride this afternoon. Loving it so far. Am officially adopting the term "smackable characters."

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