The Youngest Miss Ward
12 January 2023Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
With imagination and authenticity Joan Aiken captures the customs and language of Austen’s England in this one of a kind sequel to Jane Austen's classic novel, Mansfield Park, revealing a subversive and unique heroine.
Harriet Ward, know as Hatty to her sisters, is treated with utter contempt by most of her family. Lacking the beauty that her older sisters inherited she...
Details
12 January 2023448 pages
9781529093056Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Aiken forces us to see what Austen made her own heroines see: themselves from another perspectiveLizzie Skurnick, New York Times Book Review
Shows a confident hand in reworking the various plots and philosophies for which Jane Austen is so admiredSarah Francis, Times Literary Supplement
Jane Austen herself might be pleased with Aiken's sequel to Mansfield Park . . . Intelligent, warm-hearted Hatty and the hardships she must endure before she can find true happiness will please Aiken’s loyal readers and satisfy Austen fansPublisher's Weekly
