'The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste'Virginia WoolfJane Austen's subtle and witty novel of secrets and suppression,lies and seduction,brilliantly portrays a world where rigid social convention clashes with the impulses of the heart.It tells the story of two very different sisters who find themselves thrown into an unkind world when their father dies. Marianne,wild and impulsive,falls dangerously in love,while Elinor suffers her own private heartbreak but conceals her true feelings,even from those closest to her. Edited with an Introduction by ROS BALLASTER
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141439662Number of pages: 432Weight: 315 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
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