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Jane Stubbs

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Preston , The United Kingdom

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Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Jane spent her teenage years in a grimy industrial town in Lancashire before studying English at London University. While teaching teenagers and adults she met a wide variety of people. She has lived in Manchester and Scotland and now lives in Oxfordshire.
It is the characters who drive her to write. They often shock her by doing something totally unexpected.
Now she is a widow, Jane has more time to research the historical background to her novels. Thornfield Hall is set in the 1830s when women had very limited opportunities. If Jane Eyre had studied the law she would not be quite so determined to marry Mr Rochester.
In A Family Affair in the 1890s and the beginning of the twentieth century, the young women still wear corsets but they are se ...more

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Jane Stubbs i would go to the world of Jane Eyre and tell Mr Rochester to divorce Bertha.
It takes an Act of Parliament, but he can afford it. Her insanity provi…morei would go to the world of Jane Eyre and tell Mr Rochester to divorce Bertha.
It takes an Act of Parliament, but he can afford it. Her insanity provides him with sufficient grounds. Then she might get some proper care instead of being locked up in a cold and inhospitable place, such a contrast to her home of Jamaica. (less)

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Jane Stubbs The Dress Maker's Gift by Fiona Valpy. The Sewing Machine by Natalie Fergie.…moreThe Dress Maker's Gift by Fiona Valpy. The Sewing Machine by Natalie Fergie.(less)

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Average rating: 3.95 · 331 ratings · 58 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Thornfield Hall 3.95 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Law's Delay really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Family Affair it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taxation in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man 2007-08 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Left Review 8. Sistemas financieros, democracia compleja y construcción europea 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1986	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taxation in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man 2005-06 by Jane Stubbs (Goodreads Author), John Nugent, Neil Dorey 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farndon, the Friendly Band: An Illustrated History of Farndon and District Brass Band, 1897-1997 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thornfield Hall by Jane Stubbs (4-Dec-2014) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars