Gill Hornby

A wonderfully original, emotionally complex reading-group novel. Set in 1804, the novel follows Anne Sharp, a governess who became close to Jane Austen and her family, and the challenging 'upstairs downstairs' dynamic she found herself enmeshed in

A wonderfully original, emotionally complex 'reading-group' novel that delves into why Cassandra burned a treasure trove of letters written by her sister, Jane Austen - an act of destruction that has troubled academics for centuries.