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Widely acclaimed as the finest of Austen biographies, \u003cem\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/em\u003e offers us 'a brave, sharp-tongued character who fairly bounces off the page' (Val Hennesy).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, it gives us an 'authoritative, graceful, succinct account of a wide swathe of English society which brilliantly illuminates' the novelist (Victoria Glendinning).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46215975305452,"sku":"9780241963272","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241963272.jpg?v=1740530564"},{"product_id":"a-life-of-my-own-by-claire-tomalin-9780241974834","title":"A Life of My Own","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe top 10 \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling memoir of love, loss and literature from one of Britain's best biographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the best biographers of her generation, Claire Tomalin has written about great novelists and poets to huge success. 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