内容简介
ThebelovedandbestsellingnovelistJoannaTrollope’scontemporaryreworkingofJaneAusten’sSenseandSensibilitylaunchesTheAustenProjectandisalreadyoneofthemosttalkedaboutbooksoftheyear.WhensistersElinorandMariannelosetheirfatherandtheirbelovedhome,NorlandPark,allinamatterofweeks,theshockimpactstheminverydifferentways.AsyoungarchitectstudentElinorholdsthefamilytogether,Marianneresiststhechangetheymustendurewithallofhermight.ThrustintoatinycottageinDevon,thetwosistersaresoonunitedbyonething,dilemmasoftheheart.ButwhereMarianneproclaimsherlove,Elinorholdshertongue.Andinaworldthatturnsonanaxisofmoney,sexandpower,whatwillprevail:followingone’sheadorone’sheart?
作者简介
Afteruniversity,JoannaTrollopespentsometimeattheForeignOfficebeforebecomingateacher.Shebeganwriting'tofillthelongspacesafterthechildrenhadgonetobed'andformanyyearscombinedherwritingcareerwithworkingasateacher.Thecommonthemethroughallofhernovelsisthenatureofrelationships,particularlywithinfamilies.Joanna'sfamilyishugelyimportanttoher.Sheistheeldestofthree,themotheroftwodaughters,stepmotheroftwostepsons,andisimmenselyenjoyingbeingagrandmother.JoannaTrollopehaswritteneighteenbestsellingnovels,andhasbeenappointedOBEforservicestoliterature.ShenowlivesinLondon,andstillhasthesamecoregroupofclosefriendsshe'shadforthepastthirtyyears.