The first Silver Petticoat Book Club reveal is here, and we can’t wait to read and discuss the July 2020 book with you!
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The Silver Petticoat Book Club is a book club designed to discuss great books with love stories from all genres. And after months of work putting this club together, the day for our first book reveal is finally here!
THE SILVER PETTICOAT BOOK CLUB REVEAL (YOUR JULY 2020 READ!)
For our first Silver Petticoat Book Club pick, we’ve chosen The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner. It’s the perfect book to read this July if you love Jane Austen or The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It’s a lovely story about a community coming together through the power of stories and the love of Jane Austen. Ultimately, it’s a book you won’t want to miss!
Also, make sure to watch the book reveal above. Natalie Jenner was gracious to share a special message about her book for all of you! For more information on our book club selection for July 2020, read below.
Official Book Blurb of The Jane Austen Society
Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable.
One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England’s finest novelists. Now it’s home to a few distant relatives and their diminishing estate. With the last bit of Austen’s legacy threatened, a group of disparate individuals come together to preserve both Jane Austen’s home and her legacy. These people—a laborer, a young widow, the local doctor, and a movie star, among others—could not be more different and yet they are united in their love for the works and words of Austen. As each of them endures their own quiet struggle with loss and trauma, some from the recent war, others from more distant tragedies, they rally together to create the Jane Austen Society.
AUDIOBOOK NARRATED BY ACTOR RICHARD ARMITAGE:
The popular British actor, Richard Armitage, narrates the audiobook. He’s known for starring in productions such as North and South, The Hobbit, Ocean’s 8, Robin Hood, and more.
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST:
If you have Spotify, then you’re in for a treat. You can listen to the Spotify playlist created by Natalie Jenner for The Jane Austen Society. It has gorgeous film scores. You can access the playlist at the following link: open.spotify.com/playlist.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR, NATALIE JENNER
Natalie Jenner is the debut author of THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY, a fictional telling of the start of the society in the 1940s in the village of Chawton, where Austen wrote or revised her major works. Born in England and raised in Canada, Natalie graduated from the University of Toronto with degrees in English Literature and Law and has worked for decades in the legal industry. She recently founded the independent bookstore Archetype Books in Oakville, Ontario, where she lives with her family and two rescue dogs.
Follow Natalie: WEBSITE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | GOODREADS
BOOK REVIEW BY THE SILVER PETTICOAT REVIEW
For even more book details (including thoughts on why we love this book), make sure to read our review of The Jane Austen Society. It includes everything you need to know!
BOOK REVIEW: THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY IS THE MUST-READ NOVEL OF THE YEAR
Content Warning: The book includes brief strong language in a few scenes (though not excessively) and an explicit scene/attempted assault related to a Hollywood producer, so be aware. Overall, if the book were a movie, it’d probably be rated PG-13.
BUY THE BOOK:
A few great options to buy the books are listed below. Both Bookshop and IndieBound support independent bookstores.
JOIN THE SILVER PETTICOAT BOOK CLUB
We’ll discuss the book the final week of July (announcements coming soon) on the three social media channels listed below. However, you can also find some information on The Silver Petticoat Review (subscribe to our newsletter for updates), Twitter, Facebook Page, and YouTube. Follow #TheSilverPetticoatBookClub hashtag.
Read more about The Silver Petticoat Book Club HERE.
Let us know your thoughts on our first Silver Petticoat Book Club reveal! Do you plan to read our July 2020 pick? Does The Jane Austen Society interest you? Let us know in the comments.
(NOTE: If you’re a publisher, publicist, or author with a new book that fits The Silver Petticoat Book Club, and would like us to consider it for future picks, please send us an email!)
*Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, meaning we may earn a commission if you choose to buy through our links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Please read our disclosure for more information. Every item was chosen by the owners of The Silver Petticoat Review.
I checked out the digital version from my online library and am halfway through already. I had to watch Mansfield Park again to quickly get reacquainted with Fanny Price and Henry Crawford because of being mentioned in this book. An absorbing read so far and interesting characters from different walks of life.
I just finished this book and loved it. I really cared about all the characters-well, except Jack. Of course, I was predisposed to love it because they were all huge Jane Austen fans like me. This book proves that a story can have a lot of depth and still make you feel happy while reading it. I definitely give it five stars.
Yes, I completely agree. It’s nice to read a story with depth and a happy feel to it!