{"product_id":"the-other-bennet-sister-janice-hadlow","title":"The Other Bennet Sister (Janice Hadlow)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoon to be a BBC TV series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Will delight \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice \u003c\/i\u003efans' - \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully warm homage to Jane Austen and a delightful new story in its own right, Janice Hadlow's \u003ci\u003eThe Other Bennet Sister \u003c\/i\u003eis a life-affirming tale of a young woman finding her place in the world. This is Mary Bennet's story . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary is the middle of the five Bennet girls and the plainest of them all, so what hope does she have? Prim and pious, with no redeeming features, she is unloved and seemingly unlovable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other Bennet Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, though, shows another side to Mary. An introvert in a family of extroverts; a constant disappointment to her mother who values beauty above all else; fearful of her father's sharp tongue; with little in common with her siblings - is it any wonder she turns to books for both company and guidance? And, if she finds her life lonely or lacking, that she determines to try harder at the one thing she \u003ci\u003ecan \u003c\/i\u003ebe: right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne by one, her sisters marry - Jane and Lizzy for love; Lydia for some semblance of respectability - but Mary, it seems, is destined to remain single and live out her life at Longbourn, at least until her father dies and the house is bequeathed to the reviled Mr Collins. But when that fateful day finally comes, she slowly discovers that perhaps there \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e hope for her, after all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's difficult not to race through those final pages' - Jo Baker, author of \u003ci\u003eLongbourn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty and uplifting, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Bennet Sister \u003c\/i\u003ewill make you feel - and cheer - for Mary as you never have before.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanice Hadlow was born in London and studied history at university. After a few years working for the House of Commons, she joined the BBC and became a television producer. There, and later at Channel Four, she played an important role in popularising history on tv, making a number of highly regarded series, including Simon Schama's \u003ci\u003eHistory of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe went on to run two of the BBC's major television channels, first as Controller of BBC 4 and then BBC 2, and she commissioned hits across a wide range of genres, from \u003ci\u003eGreat British Bake Off\u003c\/i\u003e to the dramas \u003ci\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLine of Duty\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the recipient of a number of awards, and is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society, as well as of King's College, University of London. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other Bennet Sister \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel although she has previously written one non fiction book, \u003ci\u003eThe Strangest Family\u003c\/i\u003e, which told the story of the troubled relationship between George III and his wife and children. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe currently lives in Edinburgh with her husband and has two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 672 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65760398967133,"sku":"K087842195","price":12.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8784219500001A.jpg?v=1788216593","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-other-bennet-sister-janice-hadlow","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}