LesOpinion: When Jane Austin died in 1817, she left behind a scrap of a novel, tentatively titled Sanditon. Fast forward to the 20th century where writer and scholar, Julia Barrett, gets her hands on it, finishes it off in a fashion that would make the esteemed Austen proud, and publishes it under the title, Charlotte.
The story of an unknown Sussex seashore town in England's post-Napoleonic era trying to strike it rich as the Next Big Thing to hit fashionable society, Charlotte is classic Austen in its skewering of social climbers, posers, and dilettantes. It's also classic Austen in that it isn't written for the contemporary reader, making it a bit of a slog, language-wise.
Circumstances under which I recommend this book: You like Jane Austen and think there's really nothing better than settling down with one of her books.
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