Publication

2010 - Harper Paperbacks, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

69,000 words, Guess

Page Count

276 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more

Classifications

  • DDC823/.92
  • LCCPR6116.I85 E63 2010
  • LCCPR6116.I85 D43 2010
and 1 more
  • LCCPR6116.I85E63 2010

Description

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.

Description

Countess Eliza de Feuillide, Jane Austen's cousin, leads an intriguing and scandalous life and expresses progressive and passionate views on love and marriage which have a great influence on young Jane's writings.

Subjects

Topics

CousinsFictionSisters-in-lawEnglish AuthorsAuthors, fictionEngland, fictionCousins -- Fiction

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • Enchanting ElizaHarper Paperbacks2010

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