Following on her beloved novels Godmersham Park and Miss Austen, Hornby creates a third novel based on true events in Austen history. When Fanny Knight married widower Sir Edward Knatchbull, his daughter Mary Dorothea, one of six children from his first marriage, found herself accepted by the open, loving Austens and Knights, showing her life could be quite different from her stern upbringing. Eventually, she and one of Fanny's little brothers, Edward Austen Knight Jr, fell in love. Instead of sharing their joy, Sir Edward Knatchbull and his 2nd wife Fanny disapprove, and irreparable divisions arise. Jane Austen's sister Cassandra, always a helper, becomes an ally. Using the diaries of Miss Fanny Austen (aka Miss Knight/Lady Knatchbull) and Deirdre le Faye's Chronology, and through her ongoing meticulous resarch, the author ensures events match real history, and she gives her characters feelings that bring their stories to life. Import. Penguin Random House UK. 2026. Pb. NEW. $15.00