Elegant short stories linking past and present, from Jane Austen’s rumored romance to sharp, moving portraits of ordinary British lives.
No reviews yet
Elegant short stories linking past and present, from Jane Austen’s rumored romance to sharp, moving portraits of ordinary British lives.
This collection brings together past and present, probing many and varied lives. The title story examines Jane Austen's love life, while others introduce a trio of mean-spirited and middle-aged Kensington widows, a dreaded stranger, and the mercurial changes in young love
will contain mild spoilers
Mild romance themes; Austen love-life speculation and young love.
Brief off-page deaths and unsettling moments; no graphic violence.
No evidence found in available sources
No evidence found in available sources
No evidence found in available sources
Passing church figures and settings in some stories.
No fantasy magic present
Mild gothic and ghostly atmosphere in a few stories.
Light social-class observation and academic power dynamics.
No evidence found in available sources
Academic exploitation; callousness and emotional cruelty.
No information found