"Jane Austen A Life" by Carol Shields

I brought this book home for free from the Royal Ottawa Hospital. Someone had donated it. One of the perks of being a volunteer. 

The book was a quick and mostly interesting read, but it is frustrating how much guesswork the author had to do to try and capture the essence of Jane Austen. It's a pity more information about Jane Austen didn't survive, but I definitely understand her novels better now that I have read this book.