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Six Weeks by the Sea

by Paula Byrne
Paula Byrne
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From the bestselling biographer and author of the book that inspired the BBC TV series – Jane Austen Rise of a Genius – comes a gorgeously escapist novel about the summer the greatest romance novelist fell in love 'A glorious romantic retelling' SUN'Delicious' THE TIMES'The Jane Austen beach book fans have been waiting for' KIRKUS1801, Sidmouth.The Austen family descends upon a fashionable seaside resort in Devonshire for a six-week holiday. Jane's brother, Frank, is on leave from the Royal Navy, and dearly wishes to unite his sister with his friend Captain Peter Parker. But another holidaymaker, a handsome stranger, catches sight of Jane and is determined to make her acquaintance.This rival to Captain Parker is Samuel Rose: a lawyer, literary man and abolitionist. As the weeks pass, Jane's relationship with both men brings about unexpected surprises. By the end of the summer, the course of her life will have changed forever.'I felt like I was reading a Jane Austen' Kylie Pentelow, Woman's Hour

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  • English