Gill Hornby

Godmersham Park, Kent, 21 de enero de 1804. Anne Sharp llega a la casa para trabajar como institutriz. No tiene experiencia en el puesto ni tampoco en casas como esa, pero su madre ha muerto y no tiene adonde ir. Para su pupila, Fanny Austen, de doce años, todo es novedad y emocion. Sin embargo, para ella un puesto como ese significa no ser ni miembro de la familia ni formar parte del servicio. Un solo movimiento en falso puede significar el despido.Cuando la familia del señor Edward Austen llega a la casa para quedarse, ella se hace inmediatamente amiga de Jane. Escriben juntas y juntas disfrutan de largas charlas. Durante ese tiempo, Anne demuestra ser no solo bonita, sino tambien encantadora, competente e inteligente. Hasta la despistada y complaciente señora de la casa se da cuenta.

Inglaterra, 1840. Cassandra Austen ha vivido más de dos décadas tras la muerte de su querida hermana Jane. Ha pasado el tiempo visitando a amigos y parientes y trabajando en silencio, determinada a mantener la reputacion de su hermana. Con mas de sesenta años y una salud fragil, decide irse a vivir con los Fowle de Kintbury, la familia del que fue su prometido, fallecido hace muchos años, cuando ambos eran jovenes. Quiere encontrar las cartas que Jane Austen dejo, esquivando a su anfitriona y a una criada entrometida. Cuando finalmente las halla, se enfrenta a los secretos que guardan, no solo sobre su hermana Jane, sino sobre ella misma. ¿Las guardara y legara su historia a futuras generaciones o las entregara a las llamas?

Godmersham Park, Kent, 21 de enero de 1804. Anne Sharp llega a la casa para trabajar como institutriz. No tiene experiencia en el puesto ni tampoco en casas como esa, pero su madre ha muerto y no tiene adonde ir. Para su pupila, Fanny Austen, de doce años, todo es novedad y emocion. Sin embargo, para ella un puesto como ese significa no ser ni miembro de la familia ni formar parte del servicio. Un solo movimiento en falso puede significar el despido.Cuando la familia del señor Edward Austen llega a la casa para quedarse, ella se hace inmediatamente amiga de Jane. Escriben juntas y juntas disfrutan de largas charlas. Durante ese tiempo, Anne demuestra ser no solo bonita, sino tambien encantadora, competente e inteligente. Hasta la despistada y complaciente señora de la casa se da cuenta.

The Bridgeford Community Choir is in crisis. Numbers are down. The choir leader is in hospital. The tea urn is behaving in an ominous fashion. Something must be done.New joiners Tracey Leckford and Bennett Parker might just be able to save the day. But Tracey is hiding a huge secret about her past. And Bennett - while equipped with a beautiful singing voice - is entirely baffled by the world and everything in it. Can they really fit in with dependable old regulars like Annie?As the choir suffers through fights, feuds and the perils of the school fair, it becomes clear that their struggles are not just about music, but the future of their community. In order to save their singing group and their town, the Bridgeford Singers will have to find a way to work together - in harmony.

Welcome to St Ambrose Primary School. A world of friendships, fights and feuding. And thats just the mothers...

It''s the start of another school year at St Ambrose. But while the children are in the classroom colouring in, their mothers are learning sharper lessons on the other side of the school gates. Lessons in friendship. Lessons in betrayal. Lessons in the laws of community, the transience of power... and how to get invited to lunch.Beatrice - undisputed queen bee. Ruler, by Divine Right, of all school fund-raising, this year, last year and, surely, for many years to come.Heather - desperate to volunteer, desperate to be noticed, desperate just to belong.Georgie - desperate for a fag.And Rachel - watching them all, keeping her distance. But soon to discover that the line between amused observer and miserable outcast is a thin one.Wickedly funny and brilliantly observed, The Hive is a fascinating and subtle story about group politics and female friendship. From the joys and perils (well, mainly perils) of the Lunch Ladder, to the military operation that is the Car Boot Sale, via the dos and don''ts of dressing your child as a Dalek, all human life is here.

The small town of Bridgeford is in crisis. The high street is half empty, businesses are closing and the idea of civic pride seems old-fashioned to the commuters rushing home from work. Somehow, it seems to have lost its heart. But there is one thing that might just bring the town together: music. The Bridgeford Community Choir has a chance of winning the county championship. First though, the small band of singers must find a lot of new members and a whole new sound. Enter Tracey - one of life's soloists, and hiding a secret past; Bennett - a church choir refugee, baffled by the modern world. And Jazzy - who sees her voice as her passport straight out of town to a future of fame and fortune. Can they really fit in with dependable old regulars like Annie? Can they learn to work together, save their singing group and maybe even their community? All Together Now is a funny, sharply observed and moving novel about the joys of singing, about living in harmony, about falling in love...and about the importance of finding your own, true voice.

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A richly imagined novel inspired by the true story of Anne Sharp, a governess who became very close with Jane Austen and her family by the #1 International bestselling-author of Miss Austen.On January 21, 1804, Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of governess. At thirty-one years old, she has no previous experience of either teaching or fine country houses. Her mother has died, and she has nowhere else to go. Anne is left with no choice. For her new chargetwelve-year-old Fanny AustenAnnes arrival is all novelty and excitement.The governess role is a uniquely awkward one. Anne is neither one of the servants, nor one of the family, and to balance a position between the "upstairs" and "downstairs" members of the household is a diplomatic chess game. One wrong move may result in instant dismissal. Anne knows that she must never let down her guard.When Mr. Edward Austens family comes to stay, Anne forms an immediate attachment to Jane. They write plays together, and enjoy long discussions. However, in the process, Anne reveals herself as not merely pretty, charming, and competent; she is clever too. Even her sleepy, complacent, mistress can hardly fail to notice.Meanwhile Janes brother, Henry, begins to take an unusually strong interest in the lovely young governess. And from now on, Annes days at Godmersham Park are numbered.

A richly imagined novel of the Austen family by the #1 International bestselling-author of Miss Austen.It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.1820. Mary Dorothea Knatchbull is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward a man of strict principles and high Christian values. But when her father marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Marys life is suddenly changed. Her new stepmother comes from a large, happy and sociable family and Fannys sisters become Marys first friends. Her aunt, Miss Cassandra Austen of Chawton, is especially kind. Her brothers are not only amusing, but handsome and charming. And as Mary Dorothea starts to bloom into a beautiful young woman, she forms an especial bond with one Mr Knight in particular. Soon, they are deeply in love and determined to marry. They expect no opposition. After all, each is from a good family and has known the other for some years. It promises to be the most perfect match. Who would want to stand in their way?

Its the start of another school year at St Ambrose. But while the children are in the classroom colouring in, their mothers are learning sharper lessons on the other side of the school gates. Lessons in friendship. Lessons in betrayal. Lessons in the laws of community, the transience of power... and how to get invited to lunch.Beatrice - undisputed queen bee. Ruler, by Divine Right, of all school fund-raising, this year, last year and, surely, for many years to come.Heather - desperate to volunteer, desperate to be noticed, desperate just to belong.Georgie - desperate for a fag.And Rachel - watching them all, keeping her distance. But soon to discover that the line between amused observer and miserable outcast is a thin one.Wickedly funny and brilliantly observed, The Hive is a fascinating and subtle story about group politics and female friendship. From the joys and perils (well, mainly perils) of the Lunch Ladder, to the military operation that is the Car Boot Sale, via the dos and donts of dressing your child as a Dalek, all human life is here.

Ha empezado un nuevo curso en la pequeña localidad de St. Ambrose. Mientras los pequeños están en clase, las madres, como cada año, se reúnen a la entrada y la salida del colegio. Hay que decidir cómo o, mejor dicho, quien organizara el mercadillo de este año.En esta comunidad todas las relaciones cuentan, y ninguna cara nueva pasa desapercibida. Bea y su pequeño corrillo de desesperadas seguidoras no estan dispuestas a que ninguna recien llegada consiga el protagonismo. Aqui solo hay sitio para una reina de la recaudacion de fondos anual, y este curso hay demasiadas candidatas.

« Un roman inventif et profondément émouvant. Jai autant ri que pleuré. » Karen Joy Fowler« Maintenant que le moment approchait, elle sentait flancher sa résolution. Elle sempara des lettres de Jane.

The Bridgeford Community Choir is in crisis. Numbers are down. The choir leader is in hospital. The tea urn is behaving in an ominous fashion. Something must be done. New joiners Tracey Leckford and Bennett Parker might just be able to save the day. But Tracey is hiding a huge secret about her past. And Bennett - while equipped with a beautiful singing voice - is entirely baffled by the world and everything in it. Can they really fit in with dependable old regulars like Annie? As the choir suffers through fights, feuds and the perils of the school fair, it becomes clear that their struggles are not just about music, but the future of their community. In order to save their singing group and their town, the Bridgeford Singers will have to find a way to work together - in harmony.

A wonderfully original, emotionally complex novel that delves into why Cassandra burned a treasure trove of letters written by her sister, Jane Austen - an act of destruction that has troubled academics for centuries. 1840: twenty three years after the death of her famous sister Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of Kintbury, and the home of her family's friends, the Fowles. She knows that, in some dusty corner of the sprawling vicarage, there is a cache of family letters which hold secrets she is desperate should not be revealed. As Cassandra recalls her youth and her relationship with her brilliant yet complex sister, she pieces together buried truths about Jane's history, and her own. And she faces a stark choice: should she act to protect Jane's reputation? Or leave the contents of the letters to go unguarded into posterity … Based on a literary mystery that has long puzzled biographers and academics, Miss Austen is a wonderfully original and emotionally complex novel about the loves and lives of Cassandra and Jane Austen.

Por que a irmã de Jane Austen quis tanto queimar as cartas que a autora escreveu para familiares e amigos? Baseado neste mistério do universo literário, Srta. Austen, de Gill Hornby, recria a saga de

NOW A MAJOR SERIES ON BBC ONE AND BBC iPLAYER STARRING KEELEY HAWES A funny, warm and engaging novelQueen Camilla, Spectator You cant help feeling that Jane would have approvedObserverCelebrates unexamined lives, sisterhood and virtues such as kindness and loyaltySunday TimesI read the book and laughed and sobbed Keeley Hawes___________Throughout her lifetime, Jane Austen wrote countless letters to her sister. But why did Cassandra burn them all?1840: twenty three years after the death of her famous sister Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of Kintbury, and the home of her familys friends, the Fowles.She knows that, in some dusty corner of the sprawling vicarage, there is a cache of family letters which hold secrets she can never allow to be revealed.As Cassandra recalls her youth and her relationship with her brilliant yet complex sister, she pieces together buried truths about Janes history, and her own. And she faces a stark choice: should she act to protect Janes reputation, or leave the contents of the letters to go unguarded into posterity?Based on a literary mystery that has long puzzled biographers and academics, Miss Austen is a wonderfully original and emotionally complex novel about the loves and lives of Cassandra and Jane Austen.___________So good, so intelligent, so clever, so entertaining - I adored itCLAIRE TOMALINThe perfect book to wrap yourself around on a dark nightSTYLISTThis is a deeply imagined and deeply moving novelKAREN JOY FOWLER, author of The Jane Austen BookclubIts a delight, one of those that you dont want to end.RTEA charming novelSUNDAY MIRRORHornby brings to life the Austen family, using the known to speculate on what might have beenTHE TIMES Audio Book of the WeekExtraordinary and heart-wrenchingLARA PRESCOTT, author of The Secrets We KeptGill Hornby ingeniously imagines what Cassandra Austens own life might have been like.DEIRDRE LE FAYE, editor of Jane Austens LettersTender and touchingDAILY MAILUtterly absorbingARTEMIS COOPERDelightful SUE RYAN, founder of Henley Lit FestSparkling novelDAILY MAIL___________Loved Miss Austen? Check out Gill Hornbys wonderful new novel, The Elopement!

A triumph!Nigella LawsonThoroughly entertainingSunday Times________________January 1804: Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of governess.At thirty-one years old, she has no previous experience of either teaching or fine country houses. But her mother has died and she desperately needs an independent income if she is to survive.For her new charge, twelve-year-old Fanny Austen, Annes arrival is all novelty and excitement.But Anne is keenly aware that her new role is an awkward one: she is neither one of the servants nor one of the family, and to balance a position between the upstairs and downstairs members of the household is a diplomatic chess game. One wrong move may result in her instant dismissal.She has just begun to settle into her position when dashing Henry Austen and his younger sister Jane come to stay.Both take an immediate interest in the pretty, clever governess who quickly becomes drawn into the above stairs life of the Austen family.Despite her best endeavours, Anne finds that she is beginning to fall in love. But has her survival at Godmersham Park just become a good deal more precarious?________________More love for Godmersham Park . . .A masterly piece of storytelling.Helena KellyIf you love Jane Austen youre sure to enjoy Gill Hornbys stylish glimpse into the life of young governess Anne Sharp. The IndependentUtterly absorbing and illuminating ... Gill Hornbys best book yet.Esther FreudI read it straight through without looking up. Karen Joy FowlerMeticulously researched, Hornbys absorbing novel revels in the joys and tensions of life above and below stairs.Mail on SundayAn invigorating riff on an author whose life and works keep on giving, and an ideal companion for your beach towel this summer. MetroGill Hornby has created another winning tribute to the genius of Jane.WomanThe great writer is brought to life in this clever, well-researched piece of fictionThe TimesDisplays a keen sense of wit and rich characterisation ... a thoroughly enjoyable bookObserver________________Loved Godmersham Park? Check out Gill Hornbys wonderful new novel, The Elopement!Sunday Times bestseller, January 2023

Early evening, 1804: Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent.Alone and desperately in need of an independent income, she is to become a governess to twelve-year-old Fanny Austen.But her new role in this large household where she is neither a servant nor a member of the family is an awkward one, and Anne is keenly aware that one wrong move may result in her instant dismissal.Then dashing Henry Austen and his younger sister Jane come to stay.Both take an immediate interest in the pretty, clever governess, and Anne quickly becomes drawn into the above-stairs life of the Austen family.Soon, and despite her best efforts, she finds she is falling in love.But has her survival at Godmersham Park just become a good deal more precarious?