Janeite confession
Congratulations to Tina B., who won a paperback copy of Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler. Tina gave us permission to share her own Confession…
I am in a Mom’s group at our church. We meet once a week and discuss issues of women, parenting and marriage. Often, some point will remind me of something in Jane Austen and I’ll say, “It’s just like Jane Austen says…” I get looks of either surprise or amusement, depending on how often these particular women have heard me do this. I usually brazen it out, explain my point and defiantly say, “There is a Jane Austen quote for everything!” I’m pretty sure I have become a caricature, but I won’t ever stop, because I can’t!
There really IS a Jane Austen quote for EVERYTHING!!!
May 14th, 2008 at 4:33 am
Congratulations, Tina B. You deserve praise, not censure, for spreading Austen’s words of wisdom. Enjoy the book!
May 14th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Thank you! I look forward to reading it.