KIM WILSON is an award-winning author, speaker, editor, tea lover, culinary historian, gardening enthusiast, and a passionate lover of the works and world of Jane Austen. She lives in Wisconsin, where she bravely tries to grow an English garden in spite of the climate, but is comforted by a nice, hot cup of tea and a Jane Austen novel. A popular speaker, Kim regularly gives entertaining and inspiring lectures to audiences at conferences, corporate events, museums, botanical gardens, cultural centers, historic sites, literary festivals, bookstores, libraries, literary societies, and garden clubs nationwide. Her books are "At Home with Jane Austen," described by The Lady magazine as "the perfect companion to Austen's novels"; "Tea with Jane Austen," described by Booklist as "perfect for Austen-reading book clubs"; and "In the Garden with Jane Austen," described by House and Garden as "a charming book, full of interesting snippets and comment."