Author:Jane Austen
Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are two strikingly different sisters. On their father's death, the Estate goes to their brother John who, encouraged his his wife, goes against his father's wishes of looking after his sisters and step-mother. They retire to a cottage in Devonshire, but not before Elinor and Edward Ferras become mutually attracted. In Devonshire Marianne falls desperately in love with John Willoughby, an attractive but unprincipled man. Each sister discovers that their suitors have become engaged to other women and the story centres on the different way they cope with this distress. All ends well, however, when Edward is released from his engagement and can marry Elinor, and Marianne is won over by an old admirer.
Abridged for Puffin Classics.
Also abridged: Pride and Prejudice
If anyone is more on the wavelength of 9 - 11 year olds . . . I would like to know
—— ObserverA fast-moving and totally absorbing adventure story
—— Books for KeepsThe drawing together of two children has hardly been done better since The Secret Garden
—— Growing PointHe's funny, clever, nimble and moving. Above all, his poetic generosity refuses to consider serious subjects as out of bounds just because he's writing for a young audience.
—— Evening Standard