Jane Austens Charlotte, Julia Barrett
Jane Austens Charlotte, Julia Barrett
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Jane Austens Charlotte

Author: Julia Barrett

Narrator: Johanna Ward

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

In completing Jane Austens last novel, Julia Barrett has emerged with a literary treasure, holding true to the characters and theme designed by Ms. Austen. Set in the developing seaside town of Sanditon, it portrays a young woman from the countryside who is exposed to the sophistication and cynicism of resort life. Her name is Charlotte. With disarming charm and wit, she observes for us the array of quirky characters who reside in the booming resorttobe.The innocent but keenwitted Charlotte quickly finds herself rather deeply involved in this uproarious little town. She cant help but get swept up in the antics of the Parkers and Denhams, even while she is vexed and perplexed by the droll Sidney Parker. But even the best efforts of this charming young lady may not be enough to save the budding resort town.

About Julia Barrett

Jane Austen (1775–1817) was born in Steventon, England, and later moved to Bath. She began to write early for her own and her family’s amusement. Her novels, set in her own English countryside, depict the daily lives of provincial middle-class families with wry observation, a delicate irony, and a good-humored wit. She is now considered by many scholars to be the first great woman novelist.
Julia Barrett is the author of The Third Sister, a sequel to Sense and Sensibility, and Presumption, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice, both successful and widely praised. She lives in Santa Monica, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on May 05, 2020

As always and unless specified, ignore the stars and instead read the review. Previous to this book, I read "Sanditon" by Jane Austen & Another Lady. That book does what this book does, which is to take a fragment of Jane Austen's last and unfinished novel and complete it in her style. This novel is......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on September 08, 2024

I intended to skim over Jane's fragment, having read it several times before, but I got caught up in the story because it was so funny! I had forgotten how funny it was after watching the dreadful TV series. Jane delightfully skewers social climbers and would be fashionable elites. At first this con......more

Goodreads review by Desirae on February 21, 2020

Not bad, just not terribly interesting. There was something about this story that just didn't hold my attention.......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on December 24, 2009

Charlotte, Julia Barrett’s continuation of Jane Austen's Sanditon I found to be very disappointing. The plot (or lack there of) was all over the place once Barrett picked up the story. She did a great deal of explaining characters’ motives and mental states instead showing them really accomplish any......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on August 08, 2017

While there is a superficial resemblance to Jane Austen's completed works, this novel fell well short of Austen's literary example. Instead of helping us to know her characters through witty dialogue, Barrett relies on narrative description. She also jumps around so much between various characters t......more

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