[Jane Austen Heroes 05] • Colonel Brandon's Diary

[Jane Austen Heroes 05] • Colonel Brandon's Diary
Authors
Grange, Amanda
Publisher
Penguin Group (USA)
Tags
romance
ISBN
9781101060308
Date
2008-07-31T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.26 MB
Lang
en
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A vibrant retelling of Sense and Sensibility, Grange's sweeping epic breathes new life into another of Austen's best-loved novels.

At the age of eighteen, James Brandon's world is shattered when the girl he loves, Eliza, is forced to marry his brother. In despair, he joins the army and leaves England for the East Indies for the next several years. Upon his return, he finds Eliza in a debtor's prison. He rescues her from her terrible situation, but she is dying of consumption and he can do nothing but watch and wait. Heartbroken at her death, he takes some consolation in her illegitimate daughter, who he raises as his ward. But at the age of fifteen, his ward goes missing. Devastated by the thought of what could have happened to her, he is surprised to find himself falling in love with Marianne Dashwood. But Marianne is falling in love with the charismatic Willoughby...