1840s England. Cassandra Austen, professional spinster and sister-of, arrives at the home of a relative who has just lost her father, and because said father was a parson, she is forced to vacate the house in which she’s been living to make room for the new guy. The relative, Eliza, is not thrilled to see Cassandra, but Cassandra doesn’t care: her sole mission is to find the letters that her sister Jane once sent, to protect her reputation and keep her secrets. **Spoilers herein** Spoiler […]
I’m pretty sure Jane Austen would’ve mocked this book relentlessly.
Miss Austen by Gill Hornby
