Mary Austin (1868-1934) - eccentric, independent, and unstoppable - was twenty years old when her mother moved the family west. Austin's first look at her new home, glimpsed from California's Tejon Pass, reset the course of her life, 'changed her horizons and marked the beginning of her understandin[...]

Fifteen years ago, Susan Morrow left her first husband Edward Sheffield. One day, comfortable in her home, and her second marriage, she receives, entirely out of the blue, a parcel containing the manuscript of her ex-husband's first novel.[...]

Fifteen years ago, Susan Morrow left her first husband Edward Sheffield. One day, comfortable in her home, and her second marriage, she receives, entirely out of the blue, a parcel containing the manuscript of her ex-husband¿s first novel. He writes asking her to read the book; she was always his b[...]

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Allt tar sin början när Susan Morrow, en uttråkad medelklasshustru, får ett bokmanus skickat till sig. Det är hennes exman, Edward, som vill att hon ska läsa det. Susan tycker att det hela känns olustigt, särskilt som en av anledningarna till att hon lämn[...]

Austen had many admiring readers who considered themselves part of a literary elite: they viewed their appreciation of Austen's works as a mark of their cultural taste. Philosopher and literary critic George Henry Lewes expressed this viewpoint in a series of enthusiastic articles. This theme contin[...]