Miss Austen

Inspired by a real-life literary mystery, Gill Hornby’s Miss Austen is a reimagining of the complicated relationship between Jane and her sister Cassandra. Now, Hornby’s bestselling novel has been adapted for television in a BBC drama, Miss Austen.

The show picks up with Cassandra years after Jane’s death. Following the death of a family friend, Cassandra arrives on the scene to steal back letters to the family that were written by Jane. As Cassandra pores over letters exchanged between her sister and their family friends, she finds herself reliving the past – and discovering a few secrets along the way.

Watch Miss Austen on BBC iPlayer

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