Jane Austen Sequels- The Watson’s and Emma Watson: Jane Austen’s Unfinished Novel as Completed by Joan Aiken
This piece is Jane Austen’s original unfinished work The Watson’s that was picked up and completed by much loved author Joan Aiken. The new finished piece is thought to be a well constructed continuation of Ms. Austen’s original work. The author introduces a new hero into the story, but does so in a fashion that seems totally natural for the style of the original piece. The majority of Austen fans believe the book is well written and very difficult to determine where Aiken’s work begins and the original piece ends.
The story entails Emma Watson returning home after having spent 14 years living with her aunt. She is confronted with a different set of circumstances than she had been used to at her aunt’s home. Emma had grown accustomed to living a life of ease and luxury and comes home to find her sisters jealous. Her return home is further encumbered by her father’s illness and her brother’s less than aristocratic demeanor. It is a poignant piece showing the internal struggles a person can face when switching from one type of lifestyle to another one. As with all wonderful Austen novels there is of course room for romance.
This story is one that will captivate the reader on a lot of different levels. It is truly an insightful piece into the lifestyles and morals of that time period. It contains a well written plot and enough turmoil along the way to be interesting. For the fans of the romantic side of these novels there is a dashing hero that comes into play to add some romantic spice to the mix of the storyline.
For those who wish that Jane Austen would have had the oppertunity to finish The Watson’s before her untimely death, here is your oppertunity to read the last of her classic novels (with a little help from Joan Aiken).
Joan Aiken is the author of five Jane Austen sequels, continuations and adaptations. Her Jane Austen related works include: The Watsons and Emma Watson: Jane Austen’s Unfinished Novel Completed by Joan Aiken, Jane Fairfax: The Secret Story of the Second Heroine in Jane Austen’s Emma, Eliza’s Daughter: A Sequel to Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park Revisited: A Jane Austen Entertainment, Lady Catherine’s Necklace: A Jane Austen Entertainment, in addition to her numerous other published novels. You can learn more about her impressive literary accomplishments on her website joanaiken.com.
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