Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility
    Unavailable
    Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility
    Unavailable
    Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility
    Audiobook10 hours

    Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility

    Written by Hillary Manton Lodge

    Narrated by Kate Handford

    3.5/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this audiobook

    This hip contemporary romance combines Jane Austen-inspiration and foodie fiction in a witty and engaging tale of two sisters who are forced to uproot to unfamiliar Austin, Texas, after high rent and broken relationships force them away from their San Francisco life.

    In this Sense and Sensibility adaptation, Jane Woodward and her sister Celia run a small tea salon in San Francisco but are forced to relocate to Austin, Texas. While trying to start fresh and settle in, Jane meets a dashing musician, Sean, who steals her heart, but not before catching the eye of another suitor, military veteran Ben Fredrickson. The sisters drift apart, lives collide, dashing men steer Jane off course, and she discovers that adjusting to a new life is trickier than she anticipated.

    ©2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateJun 13, 2017
    ISBN9781520077093
    Unavailable
    Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility

    Related to Jane of Austin

    Related audiobooks

    Contemporary Romance For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Spencer, Phillips, and More

      Jun 16, 2020

      Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of  Scott Spencer, Lucie Britsch, Ashleigh Bryant Phillips, and more—that are publishing this week. The post Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Spencer, Phillips, and More appeared fi

      5 min read

    • Article

      Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Horrocks, Russo, Lenz, Zink, and More

      Jul 30, 2019

      New Richard Russo and Nell Zink, a darkly humorous coming-of-age novel, and a powerful debut on the faith and politics of Middle America. The post Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Horrocks, Russo, Lenz, Zink, and More appeared first on The Millions.

      9 min read

    • Article

      Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Kwan, Center, Iglesias, and More

      Jul 14, 2020

      Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Kevin Kwan, Katherine Center, Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, and more—that are publishing this week. The post Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Kwan, Center, Iglesias, and More appeare

      5 min read

    • Article

      Is ‘Persuasion’ The Jane Austen Story We All Need Right Now?

      Sep 17, 2021

      How relevant is the work of Jane Austen to a society making its way through a pandemic – and a racial reckoning?

      4 min read

    • Article

      Father Of The Groom?

      Jan 29, 2024

      Father Of The Groom?
      2 min read

    • Article

      Open Line

      Aug 9, 2023

      Open Line
      2 min read

    • Article

      Home with Jane

      May 15, 2020

      Home with Jane
      2 min read

    • Article

      Home with Jane

      May 15, 2020

      Home with Jane
      2 min read

    • Article

      Wonderful World

      May 23, 2019

      Wonderful World
      2 min read

    • Article

      Open Line

      Aug 9, 2023

      Open Line
      2 min read

    • Article

      Finding My Funny Bone

      Jun 16, 2021

      Finding My Funny Bone
      5 min read

    • Article

      WEEKLY Entertainment

      Jul 11, 2021

      WEEKLY Entertainment
      1 min read

    • Article

      What We’re...

      Jan 12, 2022

      If you love food and chatting, then this podcast is for you. Each week, singer Jessie Ware and her hilarious mum, Lennie Ware, cook up a delicious dinner and invite over a top celebrity. While tucking in, Jessie and Lennie grill their guests on hard-

      1 min read

    • Article

      Top Of The Shelf

      Jul 24, 2022

      This tale about two women from different walks of life who find out they have dark secrets in common is so good it’s been made into a TV series, with Season 2 streaming now on Paramount Plus. If you love this, you’ll enjoy our crime special starting

      1 min read

    • Article

      Liz Hayes

      Nov 23, 2023

      Liz Hayes
      2 min read

    • Article

      Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Brooks, Newman, Taddeo, and More

      Jun 14, 2022

      Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Geraldine Brooks, Sandra Newman, Lisa Taddeo, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn more about upcoming titles? Then go read our most recent book preview. Want to help The Mill

      5 min read

    • Article

      Famous Folk

      Jun 27, 2021

      It’s a brave move to write a band book because there have been a couple of really stellar ones released in the past few years. I’m thinking of Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, which were very differe

      1 min read

    Reviews for Jane of Austin

    3.5/5

    39 ratings6 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 1/5
      I really wanted to like this book. I tried to like this book. I did my best to ignore it's flaws as they appeared. An Austen retelling with an adorable cover, the literary bar was not set high in my mind. This novel simply had to be adequate enough to allow me gleefully binge on pages of Jane mind candy. I've read some pretty horrible re-imagined Austen in my time and I adored every word of those mediocre stories. With this novel I just couldn't. The author didn't develop characters so much as she hammered the character's intended traits into the story over and over till. The plot and dialogue we simple and obvious and came across as scripted rather than natural. Even internal dialogue was unnatural and came across more like a stage monologue that any sort of natural inner discussion. Over explaining everything in order to "enlighten" the reader. Showing definitely lost out to telling in this novel... showing was completely railroaded by telling. The characters were so over the top in their "good" or "bad" roles to the point of being cartoonish. The story's 'hero' was a war veteran amputee with no family and in site of all that sympathy inducing back story he still managed to come across as a whiny, self-pitying, push over. None of the characters were particularly likable at best the were superficial and insipid at worse they were extremely annoying, extremely horrible, or both. This book just wasn't for me.
    • 4/5
      As a modern retelling of Sense & Sensibility, this novel does a surprisingly good job of translating the essential conflicts of the original into believable modern dilemmas. It was a twist to see things from the 'sensibility' viewpoint instead of the 'sense' perspective of the original. I liked the characters quite well.
    • 3/5
      Received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest reviewThe description of this book is what drew me in, along with the fact that I will pretty much read anything to do with Jane Austen. I know that makes me weird but one can I say. This book is a quick read, which I did appreciate because if it had been slower paced I probably would have set it aside as I have many times before. The characters, and the relationship between the sisters was what really kept me reading. Callum was also a surprisingly warm character, without being the stereotypical male leads which is something I also appreciated.I would recommend this book if you like Jane Austen, or if you are looking for a nice, fun, and bake inspiring novel. The author weaves together a tight plot which had me turning the digital pages quite quickly to find out how it would end.The passion for baking in this novel made me wish I actually knew how to bake. Also I have to admit, not being a religious person there was certain aspects of this book which confused me a little.
    • 3/5
      I admit, I have never read a Jane Austin book before. I have a few, but never read them because I am looking for something to give me a bit of a push into reading them. Jane of Austin started out promising and then a little less than half way though, flopped. It went from being unique to being just like every single other Contemporary book out there. Girl in trouble. Guy saves girl. Enter guy two. Que up love triangles and insta-loves. So on and so on.This book started out okay but then it just flopped in the worst way. The insta-loves were ridiculous. and it just dragged on and on and on about Texas. The constant non-stop Texas this and Texas that and I'm from Texas so I am better. Blah blah blah was overly annoying. I get everyone is like that because they are proud of where they come from but if they go on and on about How awesome they are because they are *insert state* - run. Run AWAY as fast as you can. Because they are anything but "good". LolI can't get over the insta-loves though. Just....are you freaking serious? I thought Jane was suppose to be this sensible adult. *snorts* No. Just no. She acts like a 14 year old.Guy: I love youJane: *fluttery*Guy: Marry meIt's been what? two weeks? if even that? Imagine the horrible example she is setting for her little sister. Not to mention she wants everything to be about her with zero respect for her older sister's thoughts. Her sister doesn't want to talk about something but Jane just goes on and on and on wanting to know WHAT happened and blah blah blah.So yeah, there were some twists and turns, I suppose but nothing that was quiet enough to lift it out of it's flop.And the fact that Jane does really get engaged literally 7 months after just meeting a guy makes my eyeballs hurt from rolling them so hard.There were some good parts. I loved the fandom quotes. There was a bit of from the Hunger Games to some Lord of the Rings. So that was cute.I liked this book. But it's not one I would automatically think of to recommend if someone were looking for a book.
    • 1/5
      I really wanted to like this book. I tried to like this book. I did my best to ignore it's flaws as they appeared. An Austen retelling with an adorable cover, the literary bar was not set high in my mind. This novel simply had to be adequate enough to allow me gleefully binge on pages of Jane mind candy. I've read some pretty horrible re-imagined Austen in my time and I adored every word of those mediocre stories. With this novel I just couldn't. The author didn't develop characters so much as she hammered the character's intended traits into the story over and over till. The plot and dialogue we simple and obvious and came across as scripted rather than natural. Even internal dialogue was unnatural and came across more like a stage monologue that any sort of natural inner discussion. Over explaining everything in order to "enlighten" the reader. Showing definitely lost out to telling in this novel... showing was completely railroaded by telling. The characters were so over the top in their "good" or "bad" roles to the point of being cartoonish. The story's 'hero' was a war veteran amputee with no family and in site of all that sympathy inducing back story he still managed to come across as a whiny, self-pitying, push over. None of the characters were particularly likable at best the were superficial and insipid at worse they were extremely annoying, extremely horrible, or both. This book just wasn't for me.
    • 5/5
      This is a modern retelling of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

      The three sisters have lost their mother to an accident. Their father has embezzled money and has to flee the country, the three young women lose their home and have to start again, only to lose their home another time and having to move to distant relatives to Austin, Texas.

      Jane, the middle sister, has a passion for tea and for music. She is shy of people and does not connect to other people as easily as her two sisters.

      Callum is a war hero. He hasn't had an easy life and returning from active duty isn't always easy for him.

      Amidst the love story is the story of the three sisters that try to make sense of life, try to overcome the obstacles that have been thrown into their life paths.

      A wonderful story, with wonderful writing.



      This review is based on a Netgalley ARC provided by the publishers.