Christina Brett is a retired Chartered Surveyor and an avid fan of Jane Austen since first reading Pride and Prejudice at the age of twelve. The entail that so often features in Austen’s books has fascinated her in the way it alters the destiny of her heroines. The Norland Inheritance seeks to redress this.
The Norland Inheritance picks up five years after the conclusion of Sense and Sensibility, as Margaret, the youngest sister, reaches the age of eighteen. Following the tragic death of their only son in a riding accident, John and Fanny, Margaret’s half-brother and sister-in-law, invite her to sta...