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Jan 23, 2020 · December 23, 2019. This historical novel looks at the life of ‘Miss Austen,’ but not, perhaps, the one you expect. For the title character is Cassandra Austen, sister of Jane, and protector of her legacy. It is March, 1840, and a, now elderly Cassandra, returns to Kintbury, the previous home of the man she was once betrothed to.
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Jan 22, 2020 · About the Book: A wonderfully original, emotionally complex novel that delves into why Cassandra burned a treasure trove of letters written by her sister, Jane Austen – an act of destruction that has troubled academics for centuries. 1840: twenty three years after the death of her famous sister Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of ...
Apr 7, 2020 · The first words of Gill Hornby’s "Miss. Austen" provide a foreshadow of the “path” Cassandra ends up taking on her journey to preserve her sister’s reputation posthumously. As an avid Jane Austen fan, I admit I have never given much thought to her family and the effects of her talent and notoriety within their lives.
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Apr 6, 2020 · BOOK INFORMATION. Miss Austen: A Novel, by Gill Hornby. Flatiron Books (April 7, 2020) Hardcover, eBook, & audiobook (288) pages. ISBN: 978-1250252203. Genre: Austenesque, Historical Fiction. ADDITIONAL INFO | ADD TO GOODREADS. We received a review copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Austenprose is an Amazon affiliate.
Miss Austen by Gill Hornby focuses on Cassandra (see Beyond the Book), Jane's older sister, constant companion and literary executor of her estate. Always concerned about the legacy that Jane will leave, when Cassandra learns that the parsonage where the Fowles—extended family and great friends of the Austens—lived is being claimed by the replacement clergyman, she invites herself to stay.
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Apr 4, 2020 · Miss Austen By Gill Hornby Flatiron Books, 2020. Gill Hornby’s new novel Miss Austen is an elegant and involving book, but it carries a crushing burden. It’s set in the quiet country parishes of 19th century England, but underneath its crinoline and taffeta, it’s attempting to engage our tender sympathies for one of the greatest monsters in English-language literary history: Cassandra ...
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May 14, 2020 · Cassy, two years older, was the steady, dependable one, always with an eye on the wellbeing of her far more fragile sister. Miss Austen begins in 1840 with the unannounced arrival of Cassy at the home of Isabella Fowle, the daughter of a departed, dear friend of both sisters. It is more than 20 years after Jane’s death, and the elderly Cassy ...
