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The defining moment when Jane Austen courageously says, ‘My life is going to be different’. A proposal from a Mr Bigg-Wither. “She chooses to be... an independent woman, to pursue her dream of being a writer.” - Bee Rowlatt. “It's hard to have to marry someone you don't love... she's pretty brave, to say yes to him and then say no. That's a real independent spirit.” - Helen Fielding. “That is the mantra in the novels. Her heroines say, ‘I will not marry without love’. She's actually living what