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Cassandra and Jane

de Jill Pitkeathley

Sèrie: Jane Austen Novels (1)

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They were beloved sisters and the best of friends. But Jane and Cassandra Austen suffered the same fate as many of the women of their era. Forced to spend their lives dependent on relatives, both financially and emotionally, the sisters spent their time together trading secrets, challenging each other's opinions, and rehearsing in myriad other ways the domestic dramas that Jane would later bring to fruition in her popular novels. For each sister suffered through painful romantic disappointments??tasting passion, knowing great love, and then losing it??while the other stood witness. Upon Jane's death, Cassandra deliberately destroyed her personal letters, thereby closing the door to the private life of the renowned novelist . . . until now.

In Cassandra & Jane, author Jill Pitkeathley ingeniously reimagines the unique and intimate relationship between two extraordinary siblings, reintroducing readers to one of the most intriguing figures in the world of literature, as seen through the eyes of the one person who knew her best… (més)

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Meh... There's really nothing new in this imagined biography of Jane Austen's life told from the perspective of her older sister Cassandra. The book reads like a timeline with commentary so if you are a true Janeite, you already know all of this and if you're new to the author, it will probably be a pretty dull introduction. I much more prefer to see an author take these same tirelessly repeated facts and do something creative with them---as Stephanie Barron does in her Jane Austen mysteries series, for instance.

If the novel is subpar, the author commentary at the end is nothing but pages of textbook feminist robotic repeatings. "Subjugation" of women, "marriage almost always led to a life of endless childbearing with all of its inherent dangers"...yada yada yada... Oh, and this one: "marriage had to be the aim because without it any unmarried woman was totally dependent on the support of her male relatives..." Even though the very person she's writing about proved herself to be an independent woman of means---as did many, many women of the day. Times are not that different now---much as we'd like to imagine them to be.

All in all, I enjoyed the Jane reminiscing as I'd not read anything about her in awhile---but I found this work to be mainly a regurgitation of all the facts we Janeites are already welllllllll aware of. ( )
  classyhomemaker | Dec 11, 2023 |
A fictional memoir of the sister to someone who led a brilliant but brief life, Cassandra and Jane is a poignant story for Janeites who want to know more about their patron goddess's life. While the novel doesn't focus as much on how lives were back then, it still offers interesting insight into the relationships Jane had with the people around her. Some people have called this boring, and while I see their viewpoint, I think the book is still interesting. If anything, it's streamlined.

Readers still get a sense of how women lived in the Regency era: what they thought, what they cared about, what they feared. Cassandra Austen, in particular, is parts petty, jealous, loving, and helpful. She's not what we think of when we think of "strong" heroines, and she's definitely not one to steal the spotlight away from someone like Jane. That said, I think Pitkeathley did a good job creating distinct characters, in spite of the lack of primary sources about Austen. You feel like Cassandra is her own person, and that person is imperfect. But so are we all.

While this novel only shows glimpses of Jane's inner feelings, you still get a sense of the stakes, as Cassandra recounts their unmarried lives. Fans familiar with Austen's life will recognize these events and enjoy the fresh take with Cassandra at the helm. Newcomers will see a quaint story that will send them to other sources to learn more. True, it's not as sparkling as Austen's own writing, but it doesn't need to be. If you're here for Austen and no other funny business, this is the book for you. ( )
  readerbug2 | Nov 16, 2023 |
This is an enjoyable but fairly run-of-the-mill fictionalized biography of Jane Austen, told from the point of view of her sister, Cassandra. The author stays pretty true to the known facts of Austen's life--which doesn't necessarily make for an exciting read. If anything is expanded upon here, it's simply some of the family quarrels and Cassandra's jealousy over sharing Jane with others. We learn little, either real or imagined, about Cassandra's own life, aside from her engagement to a young clergyman who died before their wedding, her stints of caring for ailing and about-to-deliver relatives, and her assistance in reading, making copies of, and giving suggestions for Jane's manuscripts in progress. Overall, it was a fast and enjoyable read but might be appreciated more by those who haven't read any deeper biographies of Austen. ( )
1 vota Cariola | Jan 29, 2016 |
Like another reviewer said, I was quite distracted by the amount of typos in the book...simple things like it's/its and where/were...that definitely should have been caught by any level of editor. I made myself complete the book because it's the only P I could find for my A-Z author list, but I thought she took a lot of liberties. I did enjoy referring to the family chart in the back to see the ages and deaths of the siblings, which helped place Jane Austen in a certain time period. It also made me want to re-read her novels yet again. Oh, summer just won't be long enough! ( )
  carka | Jul 25, 2010 |
Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra were the only two daughters in their family and neither of them married, resulting in a life-long close relationship between the two. “Cassandra and Jane” is told from Cassandra’s point of view, after Jane’s death as Cassandra is looking through the letters they exchanged and looking back over their lives together.

For someone who knew little to nothing about Jane Austen’s life, “Cassandra and Jane” was very informative. It imbued me with a new-found desire to go and read the rest of Austen’s books (particularly since all I have read is “Pride and Prejudice”). In this sense, it is fantastic for the casual Austen-devotee. I think, however, it is something that would be more enjoyed by Austen fantatics. As I was not already deeply invested in Jane, I did not enjoy the book as much as I might otherwise have. I had more of an “oh, that’s interesting” attitude than a desire to delve deep into the lives of Jane and Cassandra.

http://www.devourerofbooks.com/2008/11/cassandra-and-jane-book-review/ ( )
  DevourerOfBooks | Dec 11, 2008 |
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Cassandra and Jane by Jill Pitkeathley (US Copyright 2008, HarperCollins Publishers, New York) recounts Austen’s life from sister Cassandra’s sympathetic viewpoint. Opening and closing with the famous letter burning scene, Cassandra remembers Jane’s birth, life, and contributions. There are historical facts woven throughout the book as well as three or four direct quotes from Austen’s novels. The language seems appropriate for the period. The conversations reflect both Jane’s astuteness and Cassandra’s affection. The almost-romance even seems plausible, given the little we actually know about Jane’s life and tastes.
afegit per AustenBlog | editaAustenBlog, A Baja Janeite (Jul 28, 2009)
 

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They were beloved sisters and the best of friends. But Jane and Cassandra Austen suffered the same fate as many of the women of their era. Forced to spend their lives dependent on relatives, both financially and emotionally, the sisters spent their time together trading secrets, challenging each other's opinions, and rehearsing in myriad other ways the domestic dramas that Jane would later bring to fruition in her popular novels. For each sister suffered through painful romantic disappointments??tasting passion, knowing great love, and then losing it??while the other stood witness. Upon Jane's death, Cassandra deliberately destroyed her personal letters, thereby closing the door to the private life of the renowned novelist . . . until now.

In Cassandra & Jane, author Jill Pitkeathley ingeniously reimagines the unique and intimate relationship between two extraordinary siblings, reintroducing readers to one of the most intriguing figures in the world of literature, as seen through the eyes of the one person who knew her best

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