Sanditon: Jane Austen's Unfinished Masterpiece Completed (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781569756218)

Travel to the quaint seaside town of Sanditon, where romance, intrigue and adventure fill in Jane Austen's amazing, unfinished masterpiece

Had Jane Austen lived to complete Sanditon, it would have been as treasured as her other novels. In the half-finished masterpiece, Austen fashions one of her classic heroines--Charlotte Heywood. The surviving fragment also sets the story well on its path as Charlotte begins an adventure to Sanditon where a full cast of characters becomes intertwined in various intrigues.

At first, Charlotte finds amusement enough standing at her ample Venetian window looking over the placid seafront. However, before long, Charlotte discovers that scandals abound. She becomes captivated by the romance of the seaside lifestyle. But is the town of Sanditon truly a haven and will Charlotte find happiness there?

Now, fully completed by respected author and Austen expert Juliette Shapiro, this new edition of Sanditon finishes the original story in a vivid style recognizable to any fan. Shapiro's prose and plot twists stay true to Austen's sensibilities at all times while capturing her romance, tragedy, humor and sardonic wit.

Author: Jane Austen, Juliette Shapiro
ISBN-10: 156975621X
ISBN-13: 9781569756218
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2009
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 4.90w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Annex 01/22/2009
Library Journal 01/22/2009