Sense & Sensibility

Jane Austen’s timeless novel with a new Introduction by Joanna Trollope and featuring the opening chapters from Joanna Trollope’s own contemporary new novel Sense & Sensibility. Perfect for Jane Austen fans everywhere.

Where Elinor governs her emotions, Marianne unleashes hers – so when their father's untimely demise forces a stark change of circumstance for the two Dashwood sisters, they react quite differently.

To add to the shock they are forced to accept diminished rank and the loss of their home. Now, with nothing but their respective prudence and passion to recommend them, how will each sister cope with falling in love in a society where marriage and status are one?

And when Marianne follows her heart with abandon, can Elinor forget hers?

Reviews

‘My favourite writer is Jane Austen and I've read all her books so many times I've lost count’ J K Rowling

‘Thanks to her sharp wit and strong female characters, Jane Austen’s literature is still utterly relevant … She’s not just a writer, she’s a cult, a brand and a cultural touchstone’ STYLIST

‘All Jane Austen’s novels are classical comedies: they are about young couples finding their way toward a festive conclusion, namely marriage’ Martin Amis

About the author

Jane Austen was born in 1775, in a small village in Hampshire. By 1811 she had become a published novelist with Sense and Sensibility. Pride and Prejudice followed in 1813, Mansfield Park in 1814 and Emma in 1815. She died in 1817, at the age of 41. Her final novel, Persuasion, was published posthumously along with Northanger Abbey shortly after her death.