Mysterious Death of Miss Austen, The - Softcover

Lindsay Ashford

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9781906784263: Mysterious Death of Miss Austen, The

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906784264 ISBN 13: 9781906784263

Publisher: Honno Welsh Women's Press, 2011

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When Jane Austen dies at the age of just 41, Anne, governess to her brother, Edward Austen, is devastated and begins to suspect that someone might have wanted her out of the way. Now, 20 years on, she hopes that medical science might have progressed sufficiently to assess the one piece of evidence she has - a tainted lock of Jane's hair. Natural causes or murder? Even 20 years down the line, Anne is determined to get to the bottom of the mysterious death of the acclaimed Miss Austen.

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Review:

Dramatised on Radio 4 February 2014

'Ashford borrows the 'mischievous spirit' of Austen herself in this thoroughly entertaining mingling of fact and fiction.' - Anna Scott, Guardian

'Austen herself who leaps from the pages with warmth and humour' New Welsh Review

'unsettling and powerful... a fascinating journey into the Austen family dynamics... What unfolds is a gripping, page turning, toxic sugar plum unlike any other Austenesque novel I have ever read. Be brave. Be beguiled. Be uncertain. I dare you.' - Laurel Ann Nattress, Austenprose.com

'I actually couldn't put it down... beautifully written and wholly believable...' - Jane Odiwe, janeaustensequels.blogspot.com

'an intriguing and compelling variation on the theory of the death of Jane Austen.' -- - crimeficreader (//itsacrimeuk.wordpress.com)

About the Author:

Lindsay Ashford grew up in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. She was the first woman to graduate from Queens College, Cambridge, in its 550-year history. After earning her degree in criminology, Ashford worked as a reporter for the BBC and a freelance journalist for a number of national magazines and newspapers. She has four children and currently lives in a house overlooking the sea on the west coast of Wales.

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