Love and Friendship

Written in a series of letters to the daughter of a friend,Love and Friendshiptells of a young girl's path to betrayal, by way of a seemingly ecstatic marriage. It is accompanied byThe Three Sisters,another expertly crafted epistolary novel. When a noble youth arrives unannounced to request the hand of the matchless Laura, it seems their future is one of contentment and blissthat is until his family learn of the marriage and, one by one, reject the new bride. Such begins the series of unspeakable events that make up Laura's lot in life. But tragedy and comedy here go hand in hand as Austen delivers a stringent satire on drawing-room society, brilliantly heralding her later masterpieces.

Jane Austen is one of the greatest English novelists. With her remarkable wit and brilliant characterisation, her novels served as biting satires of provincial middle-class life. She began writing at a very young age, and went on to produce some of the greatest and best-loved works of English literature: Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Mansfield Park remain some of the most widely read novels of all time