Sanditon
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4.5 • 11 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
In the vein of Downton Abbey, Jane Austen's beloved but unfinished masterpiece--often considered her most modern and exciting novel--gets a spectacular second act in this tie-in to a major new limited television series.
Written only months before Austen's death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the joyously impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood and her spiky relationship with the humorous, charming (and slightly wild!) Sidney Parker. When a chance accident transports her from her rural hometown of Willingden to the would-be coastal resort of the eponymous title, it exposes Charlotte to the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the make, and the characters whose fortunes depend on its commercial success. The twists and turns of the plot, which takes viewers from the West Indies to the rotting alleys of London, exposes the hidden agendas of each character and sees Charlotte discover herself... and ultimately find love.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Jane Austen’s unfinished novel has been completed at last—and in the most delightful manner. Kate Riordan, author of the wonderful historical thriller The Girl in the Photograph, picks up the mantle, working off of the 11 chapters Austen completed before her death in 1817. Sanditon is the story of Charlotte Heywood, a well-bred young woman whose adventurous nature leads her to a quiet fishing village that local landowner Tom Parker hopes to turn into a trendy holiday destination. As Charlotte mingles with the town’s charmingly peculiar dwellers, she encounters Tom’s mysterious and dashing brother, Sidney. Riordan blends historical accuracy with a pinch of modern sense and sensibility to flesh out the novel’s secondary players, including Austen’s first black character, an heiress from the West Indies. We love how she manages to put an entertaining contemporary spin on a story of transformation—Charlotte goes from wide-eyed ingenue to a woman who goes after what she wants—that feels extremely true to Austen’s time and place.
Customer Reviews
This book ended like the show
Disappointed that this books ending was so anti climactic.