Jan 23, 2020 · 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 ...

Apr 7, 2020 · Gill Hornby's novel Miss Austen explores Jane Austen's life through the point of view of her beloved older sister, Cassandra. Cassandra is thought to have been Jane's closest companion and confidante.

Jan 3, 2020 · When it came to finding inspiration for her third novel, Miss Austen, Gill Hornby didn’t have to look far. The younger sister of best-selling novelist Nick Hornby and wife of (best-selling...

Mar 16, 2021 · 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.

England, 1840, Cassandra Austen's sister Jane died over twenty years ago. She has spent the time visiting friends and relatives and striving to maintain her sister’s reputation. Now that she is over 60 and in frail health, she decides to visit the family of her fiancé, who died when they were young. She wants to find the letters her sister left.

Jan 23, 2025 · Based on Gill Hornby’s best-selling novel, this period drama brings a fresh and intimate perspective to the Austen sisters’ lives — their joys, heartaches, and the passions that would shape ...

Apr 7, 2020 · MISS AUSTEN. by Gill Hornby ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 7, 2020. A nicely judged fictional resurrection joins the tribute library accumulating around a literary icon.