{"product_id":"letters-to-alice","title":"Letters to Alice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA love letter to Jane Austen and to the power of reading by an icon of British literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Wise and wonderfully funny'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Splendid''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It should be required reading''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA special new edition of a modern classic, celebrating Jane Austen''s 250th birthday: blending truth and fiction, the delightful collection of letters Fay Weldon sent her ''niece'' about reading Jane Austen, the act of creation and the joys of writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this charming sequence of fictional letters - inspired by those Jane Austen sent to her own niece - ''Aunt Fay'' writes to her niece Alice, an eighteen-year-old student and aspiring writer with green hair and zero interest in reading Austen for her college English class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Aunt Fay responds to her niece''s complaints, what begins as a passionate defence of the joys and rewards of wide reading, soon becomes a sparkling tribute to Austen''s enduring brilliance - and an exploration of the craft and pleasure of fiction itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitty, ironic, and full of deep wisdom, \u003ci\u003eLetters to Alice\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to books from one of British literature''s most original voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Shrewd and funny''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Full of pithy reflections on Jane Austen''s life and the society of the day . . . full of unsuspected wisdom''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481590800757,"sku":"9780340589373","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780340589373.jpg?v=1786089868","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/letters-to-alice","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}