Cassandra and Jane by Jill Pitkeathley

Cassandra and Jane by Jill Pitkeathley

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.

Jill Pitkeathley is a Baroness in the House of Lords and the former director of the Carers National Association in the UK. She is the author of Age Gap Relationships, Cassandra and Jane, and Dearest Cousin Jane. David Emerson is currently the chief executive of the Association of Charitable Foundations in the UK. He is a former actor, lecturer, and rural community worker.

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ISBN 13	9780061446399
ISBN 10	0061446394
Title	Cassandra and Jane
Author	Jill Pitkeathley
Series	Jane Austen Novel
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2008-09-09
Number of pages	288
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