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Cassandra, the other Miss Austen...
Gill Hornby created a wonderfully researched and moving book which opens up a window in the lives of of the Austen sisters. After Jane Austen’s death, Cass... READ MORE
Very enjoyable.
Many thanks to the publishers for sending me a copy of the book to review.
I have read many sequels for pride and prejudice before and I was very curious ... READ MORE
Complex and highly enjoyable - with hints of mystery and lots of atmosphere. A joy!
This story explores the relationship between Cassandra and Jane and offers a glimpse of an idea into why Cassandra burned the letters written by her famous... READ MORE
well loved characters we all thought we knew.
This book was well researched. I enjoyed learning about Jane through the eyes of her sister Cassandra and the letters they wrote.
It may be a work of ficti... READ MORE
Synopsis
Throughout her lifetime, Jane Austen wrote countless letters to her sister. But why did Cassandra burn them all?
1840: twenty three years after the death of her famous sister Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of Kintbury, and the home of her family's friends, the Fowles. She knows that, in some dusty corner of the sprawling vicarage, there is a cache of family letters which hold secrets she can never allow to be revealed.
As Cassandra recalls her youth and her relationship with her brilliant yet complex sister, she pieces together buried truths about Jane's history, and her own. And she faces a stark choice: should she act to protect Jane's reputation, or leave the contents of the letters to go unguarded into posterity?
Based on a literary mystery that has long puzzled biographers and academics, Miss Austen is a wonderfully original and emotionally complex novel about the loves and lives of Cassandra and Jane Austen.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- ISBN: 9781787462830
- Number of pages: 416
- Dimensions: 199 x 128 x 26 mm
- Weight: 288g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allLet us take that path.
This was a well researched novel focusing predominantly on the life of Cassandra Austen. As the keeper of Jane Austen’s legacy, we will discover so much mo... READ MORE
Worthy of its subject
Totally delightful, this reads like a Jane Austen novel in parts but perfectly captures the characters of Cassandra and her beloved sister. I loved how we ... READ MORE
Captivating and compelling
Jane Austen is one of this country’s most famous authors, an one of my favourite authors so I couldn’t wait to read Gill Hornby’s Miss Austen. Set in 1840,... READ MORE
Miss Austin by Gill Hornby
I haven't read the book yet. I was disappointed that the book wasn't signed by the author, and the side of the book was not sprayed, both of which were pro... READ MORE
Delightful
Miss Austen was a sheer delight to read, or rather immerse myself in. Based on a real life mystery surrounding personal letters exchanged between Jane Aust... READ MORE
An intriguing glimpse into a hidden life
We are so used to knowing everything about our idols these days. Thanks to social media and tabloid journalism we know what our favourite actors, musicians... READ MORE
A Must Read For Fans Of Jane Austen
Cassandra, the central character in this novel, is Jane Austens beloved sister. Cassandra, now that she's getting older, is concerned that the letters that... READ MORE
Sweet and clever imagining of Jane Austen's sister, Cassandra
A very sweet and readable imagining of Jane Austen's sister Cassandra, as she tries to protect Jane's reputation by rescuing personal correspondence from p... READ MORE
Deeply Moving But Stifled Pacing
This book was deeply moving, the look at sisterhood and family was perfection especially in regards to the family Hornby is writing of. The Austens. A fami... READ MORE
❤️Miss Austen❤️❤️❤️
Watched the “Fantastic” tv series adaptation of Miss Austen before purchasing the book which was not an issue! The book is so Magical and well written it’s... READ MORE
The pen in the woman’s hand
A great read and beautifully written glimpsing into the lives of women of this age - their challenges with the instabilities and fragility of life, adversi... READ MORE
Well researched, enjoyable and moving.
MISS AUSTEN imagines the lives of the women who were closest to Jane Austen: her sister, Cassandra, and the three Lloyd sisters (Eliza, Martha and Mary).
... READ MORE
Cassandra's Overlooked Story
Despite this being one of my first reads of 2021, I've started to think about this book a lot recently. I think it was an interesting perspective and made ... READ MORE
The fictional story of Cassandra Austen and her great decision
Jane Austen fans will know of Cassandra Austen, her older sister, who was probably the closest person to the author. Gil Hornby has taken the known facts o... READ MORE
Miss Austen.
I would recommend this book to people who have read books like Emma. It is partly fiction of what did happen with Miss Austen but also hearsay as well. Wel... READ MORE
Must remain a mystery to her admirers
Mistress Hornby managed to convey a spell of immense charm to her readers. She enveloped the relation of Miss Cassandra Austen and Miss Jane Austen in an a... READ MORE
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