They were beloved sisters and the best of friends. But Jane and Cassandra Austen suffered the same fate as many of the women of their era. Forced to spend their lives dependent on relatives, both financially and emotionally, the sisters spent their time together trading secrets, challenging each other's opinions, and rehearsing in myriad other ways the domestic dramas that Jane would later bring to fruition in her popular novels. For each sister suffered through painful romantic disappointments—tasting passion, knowing great love, and then losing it—while the other stood witness. Upon Jane's death, Cassandra deliberately destroyed her personal letters, thereby closing the door to the private life of the renowned novelist . . . until now. In Cassandra &amp; Jane, author Jill Pitkeathley ingeniously reimagines the unique and intimate relationship between two extraordinary siblings, reintroducing readers to one of the most intriguing figures in the world of literature, as seen through the eyes of the one person who knew her best.

Cassandra and Jane: A Jane Austen Novel (A Jane Austen Novel, 1)

Literature & Fiction

Pitkeathley, Jill

Dramas & Plays

William Morrow Paperbacks

In Dearest Cousin Jane, an enchanting new novel that draws on historical fact, Jill Pitkeathley paints a luminous portrait of the true-life cousin of a literary legend—from her flirtatious younger years to her profound influence on one of the world's most beloved authors. Free-spirited and seductive—outrageous, precocious, and a well-known flirt—Countess Eliza de Feuillide has an unquenchable thirst for life and a glamorous air that captivates everyone around her. Rumored to have been born of a mad love affair between her mother and the great Warren Hastings of the East India Company, Eliza sees the world as her playground—filled with grand galas, theater, and romance—and she will let nothing hold her down. Even tragedy cannot dim her enthusiasm. Losing her only child at an early age and widowed when her husband—the dashing French count Jean de Feuillide—is claimed by Madame la Guillotine during the dark days of the Reign of Terror, Eliza is determined to remain indomitable, unpredictable, and unfettered. And it is this passionate spirit that she brings to a simple English country parsonage to influence the life, the work, and the world of her unsuspecting cousin . . . a quiet and unassuming young writer named Jane Austen.

Dearest Cousin Jane: A Jane Austen Novel (A Jane Austen Novel, 2)

United States

Addressing the advantages and disadvantages of being an only child, this consideration discusses how growing up in a single-child family affects a child’s attitudes, relationships, and future. The study draws on the experiences of a wide range of children without siblings, exploring the difficulties they are faced with and how, as adults, they have learned to cope with these problems. At a time when couples are increasingly limiting their families to one son or daughter, this survey answers a pressing and growing need, making it essential for any parent or partner of an only child.

The Only Child: How to Survive Being One

Emerson, David

Sports & Outdoors

Souvenir Press

Addressing the advantages and disadvantages of being an only child, this consideration discusses how growing up in a single-child family affects a childâ€™s attitudes, relationships, and future. The study draws on the experiences of a wide range of children without siblings, exploring the difficulties they are faced with and how, as adults, they have learned to cope with these problems. At a time when couples are increasingly limiting their families to one son or daughter, this survey answers a pressing and growing need, making it essential for any parent or partner of an only child.

Only Child: How to Survive Being One

Souvenir Pr Ltd

Age Gap Relationships

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Thorsons

Drawing on historical fact, Jill Pitkeathley paints a luminous portrait of the true-life cousin who had a profound influence on one of the world?s most beloved authors. Countess Eliza de Feuillade has an unquenchable thirst for life and a glamorous air that captivates everyone around her. Losing her only child, widowed by Madame la Guillotine -- even tragedy cannot dim her enthusiasm. It is this passionate spirit that she brings to the world of her unsuspecting cousin, a quiet and unassuming writer named Jane Austen.

Dearest Cousin Jane (A Jane Austen Novel)

Genre Fiction

Kennebec Large Print

Cassandra & Jane: A Jane Austen Novel

Contemporary

He aquí el primer libro dedicado a explorar qué significa y cómo afecta a las personas la experiencia de ser hijo único. El autor parte del hecho de que, en la actualidad, el número de hijos únicos está creciendo en la medida en que los matrimonios se separan cada vez más pronto y las parejas empiezan a formar sus propias familias cada vez más tarde. Y, a partir de ahí, se plantea una serie de preguntas indispensables para comprender este fenómeno. ¿Qué hace que un hijo único sea diferente? ¿Cómo pueden hacer frente los hijos únicos a las dificultades que supone el hecho mismo de ser distintos? ¿Por qué se sienten siempre solos, incluso cuando se hallan junto a sus seres más queridos? ¿Por qué creen que deben serlo todo para sus padres, cargar con todas las responsabilidades y culpas? Aquí el lector encontrará valiosos consejos que le ayudarán a comprender estas cuestiones y a conseguir que la vida sea más fácil para todos. Y no sólo eso, sino que además, a través del testimonio de sesenta hijos únicos que hablan abiertamente de sus experiencias y comparten con nosotros sus problemas y ansiedades, podrá llegar a saber cómo deben enfrentarse los hijos únicos a las relaciones interpersonales, las amistades, el trabajo y tantos otros temas importantes en la vida de una persona.

SER HIJO UNICO (Spanish Edition)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Ediciones Paidós

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