A deeply imagined and deeply moving novel imagines the life of Jane Austens sister and confidante, Cassandra (Karen Joy Fowler, New York Timesbestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club).
Whoever looked at an elderly lady and saw the young heroine she once was?
England, 1840. Two decades after the death of her beloved sister, Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of Kintbury and the home of her family friends, the Fowles. In a dusty corner of the vicarage, there is a cache of Janes letters that Cassandra is desperate to find. Dodging her hostess and a meddlesome housemaid, Cassandra eventually hunts down the letters and confronts the secrets they hold, secrets not only about Jane but about Cassandra herself. Will Cassandra bare the most private details of her life to the world, or commit her sisters legacy to the flames?
Moving back and forth between the vicarage and Cassandras vibrant memories of her years with Jane, interwoven with Janes brilliantly reimagined lost letters, Miss Austen is the untold story of the most important person in Janes life. With extraordinary empathy, emotional complexity, and wit, Gill Hornby finally gives Cassandra her due, bringing to life a woman as captivating as any Austen heroine.
You cant help feeling that Jane would have approved. The Guardian
Extraordinary and heart-wrenching. . . . A gift to all Austen lovers. Lara Prescott, New York Timesbestselling author of The Secrets We Kept
Genre: Historical
Whoever looked at an elderly lady and saw the young heroine she once was?
England, 1840. Two decades after the death of her beloved sister, Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of Kintbury and the home of her family friends, the Fowles. In a dusty corner of the vicarage, there is a cache of Janes letters that Cassandra is desperate to find. Dodging her hostess and a meddlesome housemaid, Cassandra eventually hunts down the letters and confronts the secrets they hold, secrets not only about Jane but about Cassandra herself. Will Cassandra bare the most private details of her life to the world, or commit her sisters legacy to the flames?
Moving back and forth between the vicarage and Cassandras vibrant memories of her years with Jane, interwoven with Janes brilliantly reimagined lost letters, Miss Austen is the untold story of the most important person in Janes life. With extraordinary empathy, emotional complexity, and wit, Gill Hornby finally gives Cassandra her due, bringing to life a woman as captivating as any Austen heroine.
You cant help feeling that Jane would have approved. The Guardian
Extraordinary and heart-wrenching. . . . A gift to all Austen lovers. Lara Prescott, New York Timesbestselling author of The Secrets We Kept
Genre: Historical
Praise for this book
"Hornby’s gift to the world of Austen lovers is to return to Cassandra her rightful recognition as Jane’s most intimate and sustaining relationship, her greatest love. This is a deeply imagined and deeply moving novel. Reading it made me happy and weepy in equally copious amounts." - Karen Joy Fowler
"Fans of Austen will rejoice in the chance to enter this fictional world and spend time with the extended Austen family as Cassandra and Jane navigate the demands of her genius and temperament in the face of the many pressures single women have endured throughout history." - Natalie Jenner
"A joy from the prologue to the author’s note. Rich in historical detail, family lore, and heart, Miss Austen will wow Janeites and enchant the uninitiated. Upon her sister’s death, Cassandra claimed that she was ‘the sun of my life.’ Now we know why." - Laurel Ann Nattress
"Extraordinary and heart-wrenching, Miss Austen transported me from page one. A remarkable novel that is wholly original, deeply moving, and emotionally complex. A gift to all Austen lovers." - Lara Prescott
"Fans of Austen will rejoice in the chance to enter this fictional world and spend time with the extended Austen family as Cassandra and Jane navigate the demands of her genius and temperament in the face of the many pressures single women have endured throughout history." - Natalie Jenner
"A joy from the prologue to the author’s note. Rich in historical detail, family lore, and heart, Miss Austen will wow Janeites and enchant the uninitiated. Upon her sister’s death, Cassandra claimed that she was ‘the sun of my life.’ Now we know why." - Laurel Ann Nattress
"Extraordinary and heart-wrenching, Miss Austen transported me from page one. A remarkable novel that is wholly original, deeply moving, and emotionally complex. A gift to all Austen lovers." - Lara Prescott
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