Seduced and abandoned by the faithless Willoughby, Colonel Brandons much-loved ward Eliza is sent to give birth in the countryside. But what becomes of her, and her daughter, the young Eliza?Joan Aiken's sequel to Sense and Sensibility takes up the stories of Elinor and Marianne, but introduces a dashing new heroine who despite being a 'by-blow' and outcast, uses her wits and talents to find her own way in the world. This is a darker side of Regency society where a young girl who cannot marry for money must find a career, and brave the realities of the Napoleonic wars in Portugal.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 196 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Joan Aiken is one of the best loved authors of the twentieth century, and has written over a hundred books for young readers and adults, including "A Necklace of Raindrops," "The Winter Sleepwalker and Other Stories," and "The Youngest Miss Ward. "