A Jane Austen Christmas

ByJulie Klassen
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This past weekend I attended the annual Christmas event of the Jane Austen Society of North America’s Minnesota chapter. We gather every December to honor Jane Austen, whose birthday is December 16th.

This year we enjoyed a delicious brunch at an elegant country club, where we were entertained by a talented singer/songwriter named Monica Livorsi, who performed songs from her album, All About Jane, and who shared insights into the inspiration behind her compositions about Jane Austen’s characters.

Monica’s album features 12 songs written from the perspective of different female characters from Austen’s novels, like Lizzie: Pride, Emma: Stand Back, Elinor & Marianne: Undone, and my favorite, Anne (Elliot): Here. You can listen to Monica’s music online via Amazon music, Spotify, etc.

We also toasted Jane and ate delicious cakes, beautifully decorated in her honor.

It was a lovely event and I was glad to be there. What about you? Are you attending any special events this Christmas season?

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JULIE KLASSEN loves all things Jane—Jane Eyre and Jane Austen. She worked in publishing for sixteen years and now writes full time. Three of her novels have won the Christy Award for Historical Romance. Julie and her husband have two sons and live in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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  3. What a lovely and festive time! I have “Jane Austen’s Christmas” edited by Maria Hubert (UK copyright 2023, US copyright 2024) on my reading pile.
    By the way, I got my own set of “On Devonshire Shores” today! At the end of “The Seaside Homecoming,” there’s an excerpt for the companion Christmas novella “A Sea View Christmas” coming in 2025!

  4. My husband is the pastor of a smaller church in his retirement… I’m looking forward to the Christmas program this Sunday

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