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Cassandra and Jane

A Jane Austen Novel

Cassandra and Jane( )
Author: Pitkeathley, Jill
Series title:A Jane Austen Novel Ser.
ISBN:978-0-06-144639-9
Publication Date:Sep 2008
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:William Morrow Paperbacks
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $14.99
Book Description:

They were beloved sisters and the best of friends. But Jane and Cassandra Austen suffered the same fate as many of the women of their era. Forced to spend their lives dependent on relatives, both financially and emotionally, the sisters spent their time together trading secrets, challenging each other's opinions, and rehearsing in myriad other ways the domestic dramas that Jane would later bring to fruition in her popular novels. For each sister suffered through painful romantic...
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Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Biographical
Fiction / Family Life / Siblings
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.31 x 8 x 0.65 Inches
Book Weight:0.585 Pounds
Author Biography
Pitkeathley, Jill (Author)
Jill Pitkeathley was born in Guernsey in the Channel Islands of the United Kingdom. She was involved for a long time with social work in the UK and worldwide. In 1997 Prime Minister Tony Blair made her a Life Peer in the House of Lords.

She has survived cancer twice and began writing about Jane Austen after this second incident. Her first novel concerning Austen was entitled Cassandra and Jane. The second book, Dearest Cousin Jane, is now in paperback.

Pitkeathley lives in Herefordshire, England.



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