Letters to Alice On First Reading Jane A
No romance or no physical intimacy at all.
Closed door. No anatomical or crude language.
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Weldon uses letters to an imaginary niece, "Alice," to pay tribute to Austen, while exploring the craft of fiction from her own standpoint.
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