![]() ![]() I had about two evenings to read two thirds of the book. Then, I got a library recall notice – I had to take it back on the Saturday (return date) because someone else had requested it. So, at the point where my library fortnight was coming to an end, I was about a third of the way through the book. Unlike fiction, I can’t just keep reading, desperate to get to the end. ![]() The thing about biographies is that I really need to take my time. I don’t understand how I can navigate the most convoluted plot with ease, but a biography has me frowning and flipping back a few pages at a time. ![]() I was reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. As a general rule, I am really not a fan of biographies – I find myself getting confused about dates and names and importance of people. In fact, the first weekend I had the book, I took myself off to the Lake District for Beatrix Potter’s house, exhibitions, and walking. This would come back to bit me, as I wasn’t much in the mood for reading when I first took it out. Lucy Worsley’s biography, Jane Austen At Home seemed like it would be accessible (and it had a cute cover). But despite adoring Jane’s novels, I never knew much about Jane. I would probably still rank them as Persuasion, Emma, S&S, P&P, with Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park ranking far below. ![]() As recently as last year, Emma was read, and adored. During my teenage year, Sense and Sensibility and steady Elinor were touchstones, then once I was a little older and in sixth form, Persuasion became my favourite. ![]()
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