Emma Watson

<p>Jane Austen gave life to the fictional Watson family in 1803 but sadly abandoned them five chapters in - now Joan Aiken completes their story in her ingenious novel <i>Emma Watson.</i></p><p>Emma Watson has been brought up by her aunt in a wealthy and refined household an educated lifestyle far removed from her widowed father and five siblings. So when her aunt enters into an imprudent second marriage nineteen-year-old Emma is sent back home and must join her sisters in their pursuit of a husband . . .</p><p>Aiken takes on the fate of Austen's characters with confidence and skill flawlessly entwining themes of loss and love together in this stunning regency pastiche.</p>