Colonel Brandon's Diary

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...