Jane Austen's Charlotte : Her Fragment of a Last Novel, Completed by Julia Barrett (Paperback)

from Nextian

I have read worse books. That being said, this came nowhere near to living up to my expectations. The transition between authors hits you with all the subtlety of a brick wall. Normally I could forgive this since we're comparing the genius Jane Austen to a relatively unknown 20th century author. ...

from bookheaven

Fragment of a novel by Jane Austen and finished by the author. Not anywhere near as good as Austen's work. Too wordy and the characters are not likeable.

from sweetiegherkin

An unfortunate carriage accident introduces the Parkers to the large Heywood family. Mr. Parker, who has speculated on the success of Sanditon becoming a prominent seaside resort, invites Charlotte Heywood to accompany himself and his wife back to Sanditon for a stay. Here, Charlotte meets an arr...

from gardentoad

This book dragged quite a bit. I suffered through to a relatively nice ending, but I wouldn't recommend it.

from shellyquade

Barrett does research, and has some interesting ideas as to where the book was heading. Personally, I don't agree with her. I feel that Barrett changed some of the characters too drastically too fast, and while certain parts of her storyline seem accurate, many of them do not, to me. The manner i...