· Gill Hornby. Average rating: · 6, ratings · 1, reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors. Miss Austen. avg rating — 4, ratings — /5. · Miss Austen is a novel of great kindness, often unexpectedly moving, with much to say about the status of “invisible” older women. Above all, it’s concerned with the triumph of small acts of Author: Stephanie Merritt. · MISS AUSTEN is a moving and extremely well-researched fictional exploration of the moral consciousness and mental landscape of Cassandra Austen, the sister of Jane Austen and keeper of her legacy. With clear and emotionally effective prose, Hornby shows us how critical events in the lives of both Jane and Cassandra informed their decisions as well as the writing of Austen's great works/5.
Gill Hornby's third novel, Miss Austen, explores the life of Jane Austen's sister Cassandra By Sarah Hughes January 3, pm (Updated J pm). So said Gill Hornby in an interview with the Cambridge Independent. She was talking about Cassandra, the sister of Jane Austen and the heroine of this book. While Miss Austen is a novel, much of it is rooted in facts - facts that Hornby knows better than anyone, for at the heart of the action is the village of Kintbury, near Hungerford, and. MISS AUSTEN. by Gill Hornby ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 7, Sister of the more famous Jane, Cassandra Austen emerges as a figure in her own right, a woman who, although disappointed in love, finds fulfillment in her devotion to her sister, both in her lifetime and beyond. "Poor, beautiful Miss Austen, condemned to eke out a sad life with.
MISS AUSTEN is a moving and extremely well-researched fictional exploration of the moral consciousness and mental landscape of Cassandra Austen, the sister of Jane Austen and keeper of her legacy. With clear and emotionally effective prose, Hornby shows us how critical events in the lives of both Jane and Cassandra informed their decisions as well as the writing of Austen's great works. Cassandra Austen is perhaps most famous (or infamous) for having destroyed many of her sister Jane's personal papers, including letters and manuscripts, after her death. After reading this novel, do you sympathize with Cassandra's actions?. Gill Hornby is the author of Miss Austen ( avg rating, ratings, reviews, published ), The Hive ( avg rating, ratings, revie.
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