The Jane Austen Society. "If you like Austen, this is a must-read. Mostly set prior to and during WWII, the novel is about eight very different people joining together to form the Jane Austen Society, who share the goal of preserving Ms. Austen's last home in the little village of Chawton. The group includes a doctor widower, a farmhand, a former schoolteacher, an actress, one of Austen's relations and a solicitor. Lots of pride, prejudice, sense and sensibility. Not the most propulsive, but, like Austen's novels, it builds well to a satisfying conclusion." [editor's note: made this a top pick, as there are indeed a lot of Austen lovers among this list's contributors and followers].
