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Cassandra & Jane [a Jane Austen novel]

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 disappointments -- tasting passion, knowing great love, and then losing it -- while the other stood witness. Upon Jane's death, Cassandra deliberately destroyed her personal letters, thereby closing the door to the private life of the renowned novelist ... until now.

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  • "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 disappointments -- tasting passion, knowing great love, and then losing it -- while the other stood witness. Upon Jane's death, Cassandra deliberately destroyed her personal letters, thereby closing the door to the private life of the renowned novelist ... until now."@en
  • "Forced to spend their lives dependent on relatives, Jane and Cassandra Austen were beloved sisters and best friends. Upon Jane's death, Cassandra destroyed her personal letters, closing the door to the renowned novelist's private life. Cassandra & Jane ingeniously reimagines the unique and intimate relationship between two extraordinary siblings, reintroducing readers to one of the most intriguing figures in the world of literature through the eyes of the one who knew her best. "A must read for Austen fans." - Booklist."
  • "After her beloved sister Jane dies, Cassandra Austen destroys personal letters, closing the door to the private life of the renowned novelist."
  • "A tale inspired by the relationship between Jane Austen and her sister follows the romantic disappointments suffered by both young women, describes their frustrating financial dependency on their relatives, and depicts the intellectual sparring that marked their devoted friendship."@en
  • "A tale inspired by the relationship between Jane Austen and her sister follows the romantic disappointments suffered by both young women, describes their frustrating financial dependency on their relatives, and depicts the intellectual sparring that marked their devoted friendship."
  • "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 disappointments'tasting passion, knowing great love, and then losing it'while the other stood witness. Upon Jane's death, Cassandra deliberately destroyed her personal letters, thereby closing the door to the private life of the renowned novelist . . . until now. In Cassandra & Jane, author Jill Pitkeathley ingeniously reimagines the unique and intimate relationship between two extraordinary siblings, reintroducing readers to one of the most intriguing figures in the world of literature, as seen through the eyes of the one person who knew her best."@en

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  • "Cassandra & Jane : A Jane Austen Novel"
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  • "Cassandra & Jane a Jane Austen novel"@en
  • "Cassandra & Jane : a Jane Austen novel"@en
  • "Cassandra & Jane : a Jane Austen novel"
  • "Cassandra & Jane"
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