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Cassandra's Sister
By Veronica Bennett
A powerful, fictionalised account of how love, death and betrayal shaped the life of novelist Jane Austen.
Young Jane -- or Jenny, as she was known -- is a girl with a head full of questions that no one seems able to answer. But the sudden arrival of her worldly-wise cousin, Eliza, to the parsonage in rural Hampshire brings Jenny some of the answers she is seeking and provides the germ of an idea… Building on the close relationship between Jane and her older sister, Cassandra, and drawing on characters and incidents from such masterpieces as "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility", "Cassandra's Sister" creates a moving portrait of one of the world's greatest and best-loved writers.
- A beautifully woven literary novel as well as a useful analogue for students of the famed English novelist's life and work.
About the author
Veronica Bennett graduated from University College, Cardiff, and worked as an English lecturer for several years before becoming a children's author. Her titles include "Angelmonster", a powerful account of the life of Mary Shelley, and "Monkey", a novel about bullying.
ISBN:
9781844281473
Imprint:
Walker Books
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
November 1, 2006
Dimensions:
120 x 190mm, 208pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$16.95
New Zealand RRP:
$19.99
Stock Level:
In Stock