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“A gift for Austen fans everywhere – full of wit, informed imagination and palpable affection for Austen’s characters.”
Natalie Jenner, author of The Jane Austen Society
“Very satisfying, sometimes moving and often laugh-out-loud hilarious.”
The Jane Austen Regency World Magazine
Can she honour her family and stay true to herself?
Emma Watson returns to her family home after fourteen years with her wealthy and indulgent aunt. Now more refined than her siblings, Emma is shocked by her sisters’ flagrant and desperate attempts to ensnare a husband. To the surprise of the neighbourhood, Emma immediately attracts the attention of eligible suitors – notably the socially awkward Lord Osborne, heir to Osborne Castle – who could provide her with a home and high status if she is left with neither after her father’s death. Soon Emma finds herself navigating a world of unfamiliar social mores, making missteps that could affect the rest of her life. How can she make amends for the wrongs she is seen to have committed without betraying her own sense of what is right?
Jane Austen commenced writing The Watsons over two hundred years ago, putting it aside unfinished, never to return and complete it. Now, Rose Servitova, author of acclaimed humour title, The Longbourn Letters: The Correspondence between Mr Collins and Mr Bennet has finished Austen’s manuscript in a manner true to Austen’s style and wit.
Natalie Jenner, author of The Jane Austen Society
“Very satisfying, sometimes moving and often laugh-out-loud hilarious.”
The Jane Austen Regency World Magazine
Can she honour her family and stay true to herself?
Emma Watson returns to her family home after fourteen years with her wealthy and indulgent aunt. Now more refined than her siblings, Emma is shocked by her sisters’ flagrant and desperate attempts to ensnare a husband. To the surprise of the neighbourhood, Emma immediately attracts the attention of eligible suitors – notably the socially awkward Lord Osborne, heir to Osborne Castle – who could provide her with a home and high status if she is left with neither after her father’s death. Soon Emma finds herself navigating a world of unfamiliar social mores, making missteps that could affect the rest of her life. How can she make amends for the wrongs she is seen to have committed without betraying her own sense of what is right?
Jane Austen commenced writing The Watsons over two hundred years ago, putting it aside unfinished, never to return and complete it. Now, Rose Servitova, author of acclaimed humour title, The Longbourn Letters: The Correspondence between Mr Collins and Mr Bennet has finished Austen’s manuscript in a manner true to Austen’s style and wit.
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June 8, 2025
Among Jane Austen’s work The Watsons holds a special place in my heart. It feels to me like Austen at her most honest, least coy, and her first turn toward the darker, more serious subjects that are more fully realized in Mansfield Park. I feel it might have been her only tragedy if she had not set it aside. For a stretch of my life I lived inside the fragment, puzzling over every shade of character, every turn of dialogue. I even got to hold some of the manuscript pages in my hands once—a memorable privilege. The heroine, Emma Watson, is a puzzling figure. She is sweet and impulsive but also judgmental. Her elder sister, Elizabeth, is also a baffler—is she straightforward and a little simple, or do her occasional internal contradictions imply a more devious character? Two other sisters are not sufficiently introduced for us to judge the accuracy of her descriptions of them. There is much to speculate over but little to know for certain about this tantalizing fragment.
Emma Watson is the youngest daughter of an impecunious clergyman overblessed with offspring. Emma was taken in by a wealthy aunt at an early age, as was one of Austen’s own brothers, and raised with the expectation that she would be the aunt’s heir. But her uncle died and her aunt remarried, and the new husband didn’t want the girl; so at nineteen Emma is unceremoniously returned to her original home without a penny. Raised with a level of gentility unknown to her siblings, Emma is often dismayed by the manners prevailing in her family, though she likes her eldest sister and finds her father, who is most of the time an invalid, congenial. But her father may die at any time and the family be banished from their home to make room for the next incumbent of the parish, and then Emma and her sisters will be dependent on their two brothers, particularly the more established one, Robert. But Robert, when he appears on the scene, is vain and cheap and insensitive. Emma’s situation is a perilous one indeed.
There is a ball—there has to be a ball—where Emma draws the notice of the most prominent family in the neighborhood, and we begin to see glimpses of other possibilities in Emma’s life. But will anything come of them? Or will her father’s death pitch her into Robert’s household as an unwanted encumbrance?
So much for the fragment as Jane Austen wrote it; what follows is a review of Rose Servitova’s completion.
There is a family tradition sketching in broad terms what Austen’s intentions were for the story, but Rose Servitova, who has offered us this continuation, is wise in not following the script too closely. I always felt the family account to be garbled and riddled with logical gaps. Servitova’s plot ideas are fairly reasonable and make for a mostly cohesive narrative that blends well with the original text. I was bothered at first by changes to the personalities of several characters, especially Emma herself and her sister Elizabeth. But I became accustomed to them in their new guises and enjoyed following their vicissitudes. Elizabeth is turned into a sort of Elizabeth Bennet/Jane Austen hybrid, which lightens the tone considerably. Her dialogue, especially after she meets a fitting sparring partner, adds a great deal of pleasure to the reading.
There are various new characters—some, regrettably, drawn in heavy-handed terms, as is a tendency among Austenesque writers. Solomon Tomlinson is someone I feel Austen would never have written, and his scenes took me away from pure Austenesque pleasure. Some of the manners were on the bumptious side, but on the whole Servitova “got” the manners of the age a little better than most aspirants to Austen pastiche. (We still had too much of unmarried men and women walking together, too much frankness in company, and the like.) The language, mostly graceful and elegant in a good period style, has occasional lapses that leapt out at me all the more for being rare (using “invite” instead of “invitation” was inexplicable to me). The ending almost struck a note of farce and felt like something drawn from a Sheridan play, which Austen might well have savored though it felt out of place. Nevertheless, I felt for Emma’s challenges and setbacks and rooted for her ultimate happiness.
A note for those who care about such things: the action is entirely clean and in fact may lack some of the steam currently fashionable in period romance. To my taste, however, the restraint was more true to the period and kept me in an Austenesque frame of mind—a plus in my book.
Years ago I attempted a Watsons completion and was foiled by the enigmas of the text. So hats off to Rose Servitova for making such a good show of it.
Emma Watson is the youngest daughter of an impecunious clergyman overblessed with offspring. Emma was taken in by a wealthy aunt at an early age, as was one of Austen’s own brothers, and raised with the expectation that she would be the aunt’s heir. But her uncle died and her aunt remarried, and the new husband didn’t want the girl; so at nineteen Emma is unceremoniously returned to her original home without a penny. Raised with a level of gentility unknown to her siblings, Emma is often dismayed by the manners prevailing in her family, though she likes her eldest sister and finds her father, who is most of the time an invalid, congenial. But her father may die at any time and the family be banished from their home to make room for the next incumbent of the parish, and then Emma and her sisters will be dependent on their two brothers, particularly the more established one, Robert. But Robert, when he appears on the scene, is vain and cheap and insensitive. Emma’s situation is a perilous one indeed.
There is a ball—there has to be a ball—where Emma draws the notice of the most prominent family in the neighborhood, and we begin to see glimpses of other possibilities in Emma’s life. But will anything come of them? Or will her father’s death pitch her into Robert’s household as an unwanted encumbrance?
So much for the fragment as Jane Austen wrote it; what follows is a review of Rose Servitova’s completion.
There is a family tradition sketching in broad terms what Austen’s intentions were for the story, but Rose Servitova, who has offered us this continuation, is wise in not following the script too closely. I always felt the family account to be garbled and riddled with logical gaps. Servitova’s plot ideas are fairly reasonable and make for a mostly cohesive narrative that blends well with the original text. I was bothered at first by changes to the personalities of several characters, especially Emma herself and her sister Elizabeth. But I became accustomed to them in their new guises and enjoyed following their vicissitudes. Elizabeth is turned into a sort of Elizabeth Bennet/Jane Austen hybrid, which lightens the tone considerably. Her dialogue, especially after she meets a fitting sparring partner, adds a great deal of pleasure to the reading.
There are various new characters—some, regrettably, drawn in heavy-handed terms, as is a tendency among Austenesque writers. Solomon Tomlinson is someone I feel Austen would never have written, and his scenes took me away from pure Austenesque pleasure. Some of the manners were on the bumptious side, but on the whole Servitova “got” the manners of the age a little better than most aspirants to Austen pastiche. (We still had too much of unmarried men and women walking together, too much frankness in company, and the like.) The language, mostly graceful and elegant in a good period style, has occasional lapses that leapt out at me all the more for being rare (using “invite” instead of “invitation” was inexplicable to me). The ending almost struck a note of farce and felt like something drawn from a Sheridan play, which Austen might well have savored though it felt out of place. Nevertheless, I felt for Emma’s challenges and setbacks and rooted for her ultimate happiness.
A note for those who care about such things: the action is entirely clean and in fact may lack some of the steam currently fashionable in period romance. To my taste, however, the restraint was more true to the period and kept me in an Austenesque frame of mind—a plus in my book.
Years ago I attempted a Watsons completion and was foiled by the enigmas of the text. So hats off to Rose Servitova for making such a good show of it.
May 29, 2020
No other author channels the wit, voice, and delightful characterization of Austen like Irish author Rose Servitova. With The Longbourn Letters, she managed to capture the full range of humorous tics, self-regard, and weird innocence of two of Austen’s greatest comic creations, Mr. Bennet and the Reverend Mr. Collins of Pride and Prejudice. And this completion of The Watsons is so eerily good that I defy modern readers to determine exactly where Austen stopped writing and Servitova kicked in. When you have read all of Austen and are clamoring for more, this is where you turn.
February 7, 2020
Any author who sets out to complete a work by Jane Austen must surely do so with some trepidation, however, I applaud Rose for her achievement with The Watsons. I believe there was very little of the original manuscript to work off, making her job all the harder.
The story itself centres around Emma Watson, returned to her family home after the wealthy aunt who raised her remarries. Life at Stanton is much removed from that which Emma is used to, her father is an invalid and with 4 unmarried daughters, their circumstances rather reduced. Still Emma meets the challenges of her new life with grace and dignity, the forging of a close relationship with her eldest sister Elizabeth, the source of much comfort. Furthermore she attracts a fair amount of attention, not least from Lord Osbourne, however, in the face of family expectations and circumstances, will Emma be able to remain true to herself and her own heart.
Emma makes for a likeable heroine, reminding me perhaps a little of Elinor Dashwood in her sense of duty and composure. Her sister Elizabeth perhaps takes more after some of Austen's more spirited and witty heroines. I liked the blossoming relationship between the 2 sisters as they got to know each other better. There are a whole host of secondary characters, some rather dislikeable, others amusing.
Does it read quite like Austen, the answer is no. The book lacks her sparkle, some of the characters like Mr Tomlinson simply over the top in their silliness, others underdeveloped including the hero, I would say. The central romance, whilst nice enough, simply didn't captivate me as Austen's romances do.
That being said, I thought the story was written with a genuine old-fashioned charm, which quite often in Regency novels nowadays is not always there. Overall whilst this didn't blow me away, it was a quietly satisfying read.
The story itself centres around Emma Watson, returned to her family home after the wealthy aunt who raised her remarries. Life at Stanton is much removed from that which Emma is used to, her father is an invalid and with 4 unmarried daughters, their circumstances rather reduced. Still Emma meets the challenges of her new life with grace and dignity, the forging of a close relationship with her eldest sister Elizabeth, the source of much comfort. Furthermore she attracts a fair amount of attention, not least from Lord Osbourne, however, in the face of family expectations and circumstances, will Emma be able to remain true to herself and her own heart.
Emma makes for a likeable heroine, reminding me perhaps a little of Elinor Dashwood in her sense of duty and composure. Her sister Elizabeth perhaps takes more after some of Austen's more spirited and witty heroines. I liked the blossoming relationship between the 2 sisters as they got to know each other better. There are a whole host of secondary characters, some rather dislikeable, others amusing.
Does it read quite like Austen, the answer is no. The book lacks her sparkle, some of the characters like Mr Tomlinson simply over the top in their silliness, others underdeveloped including the hero, I would say. The central romance, whilst nice enough, simply didn't captivate me as Austen's romances do.
That being said, I thought the story was written with a genuine old-fashioned charm, which quite often in Regency novels nowadays is not always there. Overall whilst this didn't blow me away, it was a quietly satisfying read.
January 19, 2020
Sisters, Suitors, and Trying Situations
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Completing Jane Austen’s unfinished manuscript of The Watsons is an incredibly daunting task that requires an astute understanding of Jane Austen’s characters and style, a strong command of language and satire, and no small amount of courage. Especially since the fragment left by Jane Austen consists of less than eight thousand words – or, as it is sometimes segmented, less than seven chapters. But within these few chapters Jane Austen introduces an engaging family, complete with their own quirks and challenges, and an charming yet bustling village, with inhabitants just as intriguing and colorful as those in Meryton and Highbury.
Readers are fortunate that there are authors who are up to the daunting task to complete Jane Austen’s fragment and flesh out the lives of Emma Watson and her siblings. This is the third continuation of The Watsons I’ve had the pleasure to read, but it is the first to (mostly) follow the basic plot points that, according to family record, Jane Austen originally envisioned and divulged to Cassandra. I am so pleased that Rose Servitova, the author who thoroughly delighted us with her brilliantly humorous and touching epistolary novel, The Longbourn Letters (a must-read!), has now undertaken the task of completing The Watsons.
Evoking a style similar to Jane Austen, Ms. Servitova tells a lively story full of heart and humor that spotlights Emma Watson as she adapts to the great changes in her situation and future expectations. I’ve always had an affinity for Emma and an interest in her situation – it is in some ways very similar to Fanny Price’s, and can even be compared to the Dashwood sisters on some level. And I never tire of reading a story about sisters – especially ones so diversely drawn! I greatly enjoyed how Rose Servitova continued to portray Emma and her siblings in this tale. There is a lot for Emma to adapt to and I felt her experiences adjusting to her new life were remarkably authentic. And I cannot help but admire Emma for her sense of right, selfless actions, kind heart, and resourceful independence.
Another element of this story I loved were the new characters introduced – Mr. Shaw, a nephew of Dr. Harding who freely shares his opinions and disdain for marriage, Mrs. Ellingham, a friend by marriage who is sweet and clever, and Mr. Howard’s curate, Solomon Tomlinson, who is as obtuse as he is obdurate (oh, was he awful! ;)). These characters were wonderfully well-drawn and helped create some interesting relationships and developments between the Watsons, Osbornes, and Howards.
I was happy to discover that there were romantic developments aplenty in this continuation! And not all of the relationships were ones you could predict. I love how Ms. Servitova fashioned together some surprises and how she depicted the sweet and blossoming romance between Emma and a certain suitor. However, there were a few relationships and male characters that I wouldn’t have minded seeing fleshed out a little bit more.
Rose Servitova’s The Watsons is a most compelling and praiseworthy completion of Jane Austen’s unfinished work! Readers who have never read a continuation of The Watsons, or even the original manuscript as Jane Austen left it, should make haste to pick up this thoughtful, perceptive, and delightfully diverting Austenesque tale! You will not be sorry you did!
Austenesque Reviews
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Completing Jane Austen’s unfinished manuscript of The Watsons is an incredibly daunting task that requires an astute understanding of Jane Austen’s characters and style, a strong command of language and satire, and no small amount of courage. Especially since the fragment left by Jane Austen consists of less than eight thousand words – or, as it is sometimes segmented, less than seven chapters. But within these few chapters Jane Austen introduces an engaging family, complete with their own quirks and challenges, and an charming yet bustling village, with inhabitants just as intriguing and colorful as those in Meryton and Highbury.
Readers are fortunate that there are authors who are up to the daunting task to complete Jane Austen’s fragment and flesh out the lives of Emma Watson and her siblings. This is the third continuation of The Watsons I’ve had the pleasure to read, but it is the first to (mostly) follow the basic plot points that, according to family record, Jane Austen originally envisioned and divulged to Cassandra. I am so pleased that Rose Servitova, the author who thoroughly delighted us with her brilliantly humorous and touching epistolary novel, The Longbourn Letters (a must-read!), has now undertaken the task of completing The Watsons.
Evoking a style similar to Jane Austen, Ms. Servitova tells a lively story full of heart and humor that spotlights Emma Watson as she adapts to the great changes in her situation and future expectations. I’ve always had an affinity for Emma and an interest in her situation – it is in some ways very similar to Fanny Price’s, and can even be compared to the Dashwood sisters on some level. And I never tire of reading a story about sisters – especially ones so diversely drawn! I greatly enjoyed how Rose Servitova continued to portray Emma and her siblings in this tale. There is a lot for Emma to adapt to and I felt her experiences adjusting to her new life were remarkably authentic. And I cannot help but admire Emma for her sense of right, selfless actions, kind heart, and resourceful independence.
Another element of this story I loved were the new characters introduced – Mr. Shaw, a nephew of Dr. Harding who freely shares his opinions and disdain for marriage, Mrs. Ellingham, a friend by marriage who is sweet and clever, and Mr. Howard’s curate, Solomon Tomlinson, who is as obtuse as he is obdurate (oh, was he awful! ;)). These characters were wonderfully well-drawn and helped create some interesting relationships and developments between the Watsons, Osbornes, and Howards.
I was happy to discover that there were romantic developments aplenty in this continuation! And not all of the relationships were ones you could predict. I love how Ms. Servitova fashioned together some surprises and how she depicted the sweet and blossoming romance between Emma and a certain suitor. However, there were a few relationships and male characters that I wouldn’t have minded seeing fleshed out a little bit more.
Rose Servitova’s The Watsons is a most compelling and praiseworthy completion of Jane Austen’s unfinished work! Readers who have never read a continuation of The Watsons, or even the original manuscript as Jane Austen left it, should make haste to pick up this thoughtful, perceptive, and delightfully diverting Austenesque tale! You will not be sorry you did!
Austenesque Reviews
December 9, 2019
While reading, I went online to check how much Jane Austen had written of The Watsons. Turns out I was already many pages into the new material and just hadn't noticed any change in style. That is quite some achievement that leaves me in stunned awe at the author's skill.
Rose Servitova continues and completes Austen's story with warmth, respect, and humour in the best traditions of the genre. We have the usual welcome cast of personalities to entertain us with their flaws and foibles, including pompous clergymen and scheming sisters. And a "heroine" that sits comfortably on the Austen spectrum...somewhere between Elinor Dashwood and Anne Elliot (my two favourite Austen ladies).
A special commendation to the dialogue between Elizabeth Watson and Mr Shaw, the former all sharp intelligence and the latter all sardonic wit and cynicism (he'd have enjoyed a glass of port with Mr Bennet and Mr Palmer).
All in all, a grand and wonderful way to while away a winter's day of reading.
Rose Servitova continues and completes Austen's story with warmth, respect, and humour in the best traditions of the genre. We have the usual welcome cast of personalities to entertain us with their flaws and foibles, including pompous clergymen and scheming sisters. And a "heroine" that sits comfortably on the Austen spectrum...somewhere between Elinor Dashwood and Anne Elliot (my two favourite Austen ladies).
A special commendation to the dialogue between Elizabeth Watson and Mr Shaw, the former all sharp intelligence and the latter all sardonic wit and cynicism (he'd have enjoyed a glass of port with Mr Bennet and Mr Palmer).
All in all, a grand and wonderful way to while away a winter's day of reading.
March 8, 2023
A valiant attempt at a completion, this novel has a solid plot and characters as well as decent editing, but somehow it's not as compelling as we wish it to be. Austen's voice and style have been lost, resulting in a pacing issue, and some of her errors of style have been incorporated when this would be the time to ramp it up using modern techniques such as showing not telling. Nevertheless, this is an above average read.
Here is my technical review, with no synopsis:
- Servitova has taken five chapters and developed a full plot that I can't quibble with. It's a good premise and it has a full story arc, and any diversion adds to that plot.
- Pace is slow at first, but picks up later on. It was hard to get through this book as I didn't feel like reading it every evening during my allotted time (bedtime).
- Angst is low for the most part, but ramps up about two-thirds in and becomes moderate to high as the drama unfolds.
- Third person multiple narrator was used, with head-hopping. This is sometimes difficult for the reader, and slows the book even more with re-reads to determine whose POV that last bit was.
- Filter words were used, which made the book telling rather than showing, and took away the opportunity to make the point of view deep, an improvement over Austen.
- Language was in a good Regency style, though not specifically Austen's voice. Only three Americanisms and six non-Regency words were used, which is normal for a JAFF book of this length. One contraction was found.
- Periods were not used with Mr. and Mrs., which is a modern style--at Austen's time, they were used. One extra comma was found.
- The Regency errors overall included a brother and sister dancing together, which was a big no-no, since dancing was considered a part of the courting process, thus brother and sister dancing together was in contravention of consanguinity (check "Emma" for reference). Also, breakfast at the inn was unlikely, as inns were not like restaurants where people went out to eat, and gently bred ladies avoided being seen inside them except for travel.
- Scene-setting could have been better, livening up the story with more of the five senses.
- Characterization was excellent. One felt they knew these characters that were new to the reader. There was no true villain, but the "bad" characters played their parts well and challenged the protagonists to allow for the better part of the novel. Characterization was also used to communicate good principles.
- The romance development was also excellent. Its pacing was realistic and the reader could delight in each step of its growth. Surprises were handed out in this area with side romances as well.
- The cover is quite striking, and very different. It's significantly unlike that of other JAFF, but then, this book is not really quite a JAFF novel, but an Austen novel completed.The artwork is nicely done and balanced well with well-selected fonts. The only problem is that some of the fonts are quite small and not possible to read on an Amazon thumbnail scale.
Although the pace is on the slow side for the most part, Servitova is a trooper with an excellent plot and characters in this book, and the story does pick up for some good angst later on. We are treated to the Happily-Ever-After we crave after all, though she certainly waits until the last minute to offer it to the reader.
Disclaimer: I'm a JAFF author, and some might say this review is a conflict of interest. However, I was a reader first, and my reviews are all honest and impartial. I write them for the benefit of both the reader and the author.
Here is my technical review, with no synopsis:
- Servitova has taken five chapters and developed a full plot that I can't quibble with. It's a good premise and it has a full story arc, and any diversion adds to that plot.
- Pace is slow at first, but picks up later on. It was hard to get through this book as I didn't feel like reading it every evening during my allotted time (bedtime).
- Angst is low for the most part, but ramps up about two-thirds in and becomes moderate to high as the drama unfolds.
- Third person multiple narrator was used, with head-hopping. This is sometimes difficult for the reader, and slows the book even more with re-reads to determine whose POV that last bit was.
- Filter words were used, which made the book telling rather than showing, and took away the opportunity to make the point of view deep, an improvement over Austen.
- Language was in a good Regency style, though not specifically Austen's voice. Only three Americanisms and six non-Regency words were used, which is normal for a JAFF book of this length. One contraction was found.
- Periods were not used with Mr. and Mrs., which is a modern style--at Austen's time, they were used. One extra comma was found.
- The Regency errors overall included a brother and sister dancing together, which was a big no-no, since dancing was considered a part of the courting process, thus brother and sister dancing together was in contravention of consanguinity (check "Emma" for reference). Also, breakfast at the inn was unlikely, as inns were not like restaurants where people went out to eat, and gently bred ladies avoided being seen inside them except for travel.
- Scene-setting could have been better, livening up the story with more of the five senses.
- Characterization was excellent. One felt they knew these characters that were new to the reader. There was no true villain, but the "bad" characters played their parts well and challenged the protagonists to allow for the better part of the novel. Characterization was also used to communicate good principles.
- The romance development was also excellent. Its pacing was realistic and the reader could delight in each step of its growth. Surprises were handed out in this area with side romances as well.
- The cover is quite striking, and very different. It's significantly unlike that of other JAFF, but then, this book is not really quite a JAFF novel, but an Austen novel completed.The artwork is nicely done and balanced well with well-selected fonts. The only problem is that some of the fonts are quite small and not possible to read on an Amazon thumbnail scale.
Although the pace is on the slow side for the most part, Servitova is a trooper with an excellent plot and characters in this book, and the story does pick up for some good angst later on. We are treated to the Happily-Ever-After we crave after all, though she certainly waits until the last minute to offer it to the reader.
Disclaimer: I'm a JAFF author, and some might say this review is a conflict of interest. However, I was a reader first, and my reviews are all honest and impartial. I write them for the benefit of both the reader and the author.
April 30, 2020
****ENGLISH REVIEW BELOW******
Este libro comienza con la historia incompleta The Watsons de Jane Austen y es desarrollada y finalizada por la escritora Rose Servitova. Si en su novela anterior "The Longbourn Letters", los fans de Austen disfrutábamos de una historia austenita y humorística entre Mr Bennet y Mr Collins de Orgullo y Prejuicio, aquí estamos ante una continuación de la obra de la autora inglesa, hecha desde el respeto y la consideración que se merece.
Realmente, me he sentido enganchada a la historia de Emma Watson y su familia, en la que hay evidentes ecos a Austen, a su estilo e incluso a su ironía "malvada", e incluso a otros autores como Shakespeare, evidentemente, o L. M. Montgomery, en mi opinión.
Sinceramente, continuar una obra inacabada de Austen es una tarea muy difícil y no apta para todos, pues se ponen personajes de "ahora" o "gustos actuales" en escenarios de época, como en la serie Sanditon de 2019. En esta versión de "The Watsons", no ocurre esto: vemos un desarrollo inteligente, muy del estilo de la autora, con personajes que sí parecen sacados de las novelas de la misma, y con ese humor y retrato de las familias vecinas, que nos gusta tanto leer con ella.
Gracias Rose. Te deseo los mejores éxitos con esto. Por favor, saca una versión en español.
****ENGLISH REVIEW******
This book begins with the incomplete story The Watsons by Jane Austen and it is developed and completed by the writer Rose Servitova. If, in her previous novel "The Longbourn Letters", Austen fans enjoyed a janeite and humorous story between Mr Bennet and Mr Collins from Pride and Prejudice, here we have a continuation of the work of the English author, made from respect and the consideration it deserves.
Actually, I have felt hooked on the story of Emma Watson and her family, in which there are evident echoes of Austen, her style and even her "evil" irony, and even other authors such as Shakespeare, obviously, or LM Montgomery , in my opinion.
Honestly, continuing an unfinished work by Austen is a very difficult task and not suitable for everyone, as characters from "now" or "current tastes" are set in vintage settings, as in the 2019 Sanditon series. In this version of " The Watsons ", this does not happen: we see an intelligent development, very much in the style of the author, with characters that do seem to be taken from the novels of the same, and with that humor and portrait of gentry families, which we like so much to read.
Thanks Rose. I wish you the best of success with this. Please, translate the book into Spanish.
Este libro comienza con la historia incompleta The Watsons de Jane Austen y es desarrollada y finalizada por la escritora Rose Servitova. Si en su novela anterior "The Longbourn Letters", los fans de Austen disfrutábamos de una historia austenita y humorística entre Mr Bennet y Mr Collins de Orgullo y Prejuicio, aquí estamos ante una continuación de la obra de la autora inglesa, hecha desde el respeto y la consideración que se merece.
Realmente, me he sentido enganchada a la historia de Emma Watson y su familia, en la que hay evidentes ecos a Austen, a su estilo e incluso a su ironía "malvada", e incluso a otros autores como Shakespeare, evidentemente, o L. M. Montgomery, en mi opinión.
Sinceramente, continuar una obra inacabada de Austen es una tarea muy difícil y no apta para todos, pues se ponen personajes de "ahora" o "gustos actuales" en escenarios de época, como en la serie Sanditon de 2019. En esta versión de "The Watsons", no ocurre esto: vemos un desarrollo inteligente, muy del estilo de la autora, con personajes que sí parecen sacados de las novelas de la misma, y con ese humor y retrato de las familias vecinas, que nos gusta tanto leer con ella.
Gracias Rose. Te deseo los mejores éxitos con esto. Por favor, saca una versión en español.
****ENGLISH REVIEW******
This book begins with the incomplete story The Watsons by Jane Austen and it is developed and completed by the writer Rose Servitova. If, in her previous novel "The Longbourn Letters", Austen fans enjoyed a janeite and humorous story between Mr Bennet and Mr Collins from Pride and Prejudice, here we have a continuation of the work of the English author, made from respect and the consideration it deserves.
Actually, I have felt hooked on the story of Emma Watson and her family, in which there are evident echoes of Austen, her style and even her "evil" irony, and even other authors such as Shakespeare, obviously, or LM Montgomery , in my opinion.
Honestly, continuing an unfinished work by Austen is a very difficult task and not suitable for everyone, as characters from "now" or "current tastes" are set in vintage settings, as in the 2019 Sanditon series. In this version of " The Watsons ", this does not happen: we see an intelligent development, very much in the style of the author, with characters that do seem to be taken from the novels of the same, and with that humor and portrait of gentry families, which we like so much to read.
Thanks Rose. I wish you the best of success with this. Please, translate the book into Spanish.
November 29, 2019
Over two hundred years ago, Jane Austen started writing The Watsons but it was never completed…until now.
Irish writer Rose Servitova made a decision to pick up where Jane Austen left off and has now published the novel complete ‘in a manner true to Austen’s style and wit' Recently Rose wrote a piece entitled ‘Publication Day – 216 Years after the Book was Started’ where she stated that…
‘It is a great responsibility to take on Austen’s work and one I confess I took rather lightly. The burden, the sense of her legacy rarely bore down upon me. I don’t think she would have approved if it had, nor do I think I’d have been able to keep the novel light of tone and true to Austen’s wit if I had felt the literary world frowning upon me. I jumped into it and as one of its ridiculous characters, Solomon Tomlinson, said “let the world think what it would, it meant nothing to me."'
The Watsons was published on October 20th 2019, a rare treat I think for all with a passion for Jane Austen and all who are looking for an authentic and truly exceptional read.
I have to admit it’s been many years since I read any Jane Austen so I was a little apprehensive picking up The Watsons. I was afraid that I would no longer have the same inclination to lose myself in this style of writing and also, would I be capable of reviewing it? I was, admittedly, very reticent in my approach but after the first few chapters I was completely engrossed in this compelling and beautiful read.
The Watsons is, as it’s name implies, a book about a family, in particular about four sisters and their struggles to find future stability and ultimate happiness. Their mother had passed away some years previously and Emma Watson, the youngest, had been sent off to live with a wealthy aunt. With their father, Mr Watson, a clergyman, now unwell and with no dowries for any of his daughters, the girls are expected to find suitors, and fast. Should their father pass away before they are successful in their pursuit, the girls would fall under the care and dependence of extended members of the family. Not a situation that any of them can bare thinking about.
Emma now returned, after fourteen years, is a stranger in her own home. She finds it difficult to settle into life after her more refined and salubrious upbringing with her aunt. The attitude of her sisters is a shock initially, especially when she becomes more attuned to their tricks and techniques to trap any poor unfortunate who may show a slightest bit of interest. Emma refuses to play their game yet still manages to attract the attention of more than one prospective husband.
Of all her sisters, it is Elizabeth that Emma is more drawn to. Elizabeth is refreshingly outspoken and doesn’t reflect the same level of desperation as the others. But with her other two sisters, Penelope and Margaret, Emma struggles. She finds them overbearing social climbers who inhabit a world that Emma has no wish to spend time in. Emma was very lucky to receive a more formal education, thus opening her eyes to the wide world beyond her now home in Dorking. Emma has opinions, she has thoughts and aspirations. The man of her dreams would need to able to challenge her, love her and admire her in both mind and body.
As the weeks and months pass, Emma’s head spins but she soon finds the equilibrium she is looking for. The problem though is navigating the very murky waters of life in Dorking to achieve this state of being, this state of complete joy and happiness that Emma believes could never truly be hers.
The Watsons is an incredible accomplishment, an extraordinary piece of work. Rose Servitova has captured perfectly the humour, the language, the wit and the style of Jane Austen. As we follow Emma and her family through the trials and tribulations of surviving intact the society of the time, the reader is transported right into the tale. The dialogue is so very credible throughout and flows beautifully among all the characters involved. The Watsons is such a convincing read and I really cannot recommend it enough.
Bravo Rose Servitova….
‘Funnily, when I had finished the novel, the characters felt as though they were true to the ones Austen had drawn up in her first six chapters. I felt an immense sense of satisfaction, that I had helped draw them out, dressed them, observed them as they encountered all sorts of adventures and listened to them as their story drew to its conclusion. Will my completion of The Watsons be viewed as a success – I can trust to the many Austen fans to tell me but I do hope that Jane Austen, wherever she may find herself, approves of it. I believe she just might'
– Rose Servitova
Irish writer Rose Servitova made a decision to pick up where Jane Austen left off and has now published the novel complete ‘in a manner true to Austen’s style and wit' Recently Rose wrote a piece entitled ‘Publication Day – 216 Years after the Book was Started’ where she stated that…
‘It is a great responsibility to take on Austen’s work and one I confess I took rather lightly. The burden, the sense of her legacy rarely bore down upon me. I don’t think she would have approved if it had, nor do I think I’d have been able to keep the novel light of tone and true to Austen’s wit if I had felt the literary world frowning upon me. I jumped into it and as one of its ridiculous characters, Solomon Tomlinson, said “let the world think what it would, it meant nothing to me."'
The Watsons was published on October 20th 2019, a rare treat I think for all with a passion for Jane Austen and all who are looking for an authentic and truly exceptional read.
I have to admit it’s been many years since I read any Jane Austen so I was a little apprehensive picking up The Watsons. I was afraid that I would no longer have the same inclination to lose myself in this style of writing and also, would I be capable of reviewing it? I was, admittedly, very reticent in my approach but after the first few chapters I was completely engrossed in this compelling and beautiful read.
The Watsons is, as it’s name implies, a book about a family, in particular about four sisters and their struggles to find future stability and ultimate happiness. Their mother had passed away some years previously and Emma Watson, the youngest, had been sent off to live with a wealthy aunt. With their father, Mr Watson, a clergyman, now unwell and with no dowries for any of his daughters, the girls are expected to find suitors, and fast. Should their father pass away before they are successful in their pursuit, the girls would fall under the care and dependence of extended members of the family. Not a situation that any of them can bare thinking about.
Emma now returned, after fourteen years, is a stranger in her own home. She finds it difficult to settle into life after her more refined and salubrious upbringing with her aunt. The attitude of her sisters is a shock initially, especially when she becomes more attuned to their tricks and techniques to trap any poor unfortunate who may show a slightest bit of interest. Emma refuses to play their game yet still manages to attract the attention of more than one prospective husband.
Of all her sisters, it is Elizabeth that Emma is more drawn to. Elizabeth is refreshingly outspoken and doesn’t reflect the same level of desperation as the others. But with her other two sisters, Penelope and Margaret, Emma struggles. She finds them overbearing social climbers who inhabit a world that Emma has no wish to spend time in. Emma was very lucky to receive a more formal education, thus opening her eyes to the wide world beyond her now home in Dorking. Emma has opinions, she has thoughts and aspirations. The man of her dreams would need to able to challenge her, love her and admire her in both mind and body.
As the weeks and months pass, Emma’s head spins but she soon finds the equilibrium she is looking for. The problem though is navigating the very murky waters of life in Dorking to achieve this state of being, this state of complete joy and happiness that Emma believes could never truly be hers.
The Watsons is an incredible accomplishment, an extraordinary piece of work. Rose Servitova has captured perfectly the humour, the language, the wit and the style of Jane Austen. As we follow Emma and her family through the trials and tribulations of surviving intact the society of the time, the reader is transported right into the tale. The dialogue is so very credible throughout and flows beautifully among all the characters involved. The Watsons is such a convincing read and I really cannot recommend it enough.
Bravo Rose Servitova….
‘Funnily, when I had finished the novel, the characters felt as though they were true to the ones Austen had drawn up in her first six chapters. I felt an immense sense of satisfaction, that I had helped draw them out, dressed them, observed them as they encountered all sorts of adventures and listened to them as their story drew to its conclusion. Will my completion of The Watsons be viewed as a success – I can trust to the many Austen fans to tell me but I do hope that Jane Austen, wherever she may find herself, approves of it. I believe she just might'
– Rose Servitova
October 31, 2019
Another great read!
I was looking forward to read Rose's second book, and it didn't disappoint. Really enjoyed Rose's wit and humour. A must read for any Austen fans. Highly recommended.
I was looking forward to read Rose's second book, and it didn't disappoint. Really enjoyed Rose's wit and humour. A must read for any Austen fans. Highly recommended.
April 26, 2024
Very fun and funny finishing of one of Jane Austen’s fragments.
November 27, 2019
My Thoughts:
I love the character Emma. On her return home, Emma has no idea what her family is really like. She has no idea how they view her, because she's lived apart from them and is now expected to blend back in with the family. She has a strong personality, yet she is amiable. Her strengths will be utilized throughout the story. Her ability to stand her ground when other people in the family pressure her to act. Emma is a character I admire. Emma is in sharp contrast with other personalities in the story. She shines brilliantly!
Dialogue is a strong element in The Watson's. Whether the conversation is about gossip or information shared between confidantes.
Judging or forming an opinion is a theme. However, first impressions are not always what can be counted on as truth. People assume something and it's not correct. Behind the story of The Watson's is a teaching element based on the judging theme. I love stories that hold something for me to learn.
Other strengths in The Watson's:
•Solid story portraying the culture and standards of this era.
•The bond of sisters.
•The struggle to make a right decision, yet be true to self.
•People who should be counted on as having a high standard of character fall flat.
•A steady pacing of the story.
Over-all I love The Watson's. I became swept up in the story from the first page!
Source: I received a complimentary copy, but was not required to leave a positive review.
I love the character Emma. On her return home, Emma has no idea what her family is really like. She has no idea how they view her, because she's lived apart from them and is now expected to blend back in with the family. She has a strong personality, yet she is amiable. Her strengths will be utilized throughout the story. Her ability to stand her ground when other people in the family pressure her to act. Emma is a character I admire. Emma is in sharp contrast with other personalities in the story. She shines brilliantly!
Dialogue is a strong element in The Watson's. Whether the conversation is about gossip or information shared between confidantes.
Judging or forming an opinion is a theme. However, first impressions are not always what can be counted on as truth. People assume something and it's not correct. Behind the story of The Watson's is a teaching element based on the judging theme. I love stories that hold something for me to learn.
Other strengths in The Watson's:
•Solid story portraying the culture and standards of this era.
•The bond of sisters.
•The struggle to make a right decision, yet be true to self.
•People who should be counted on as having a high standard of character fall flat.
•A steady pacing of the story.
Over-all I love The Watson's. I became swept up in the story from the first page!
Source: I received a complimentary copy, but was not required to leave a positive review.
May 15, 2021
Taking on the completion of a story started by Jane Austen is a bold undertaking, and so hard for me as the reader to not critique the next writer's style and their interpretation of characters and events. I neither loved nor loathed this book, admittedly I started to skip small portions that didn’t feel ‘Austen’ enough -for example, the snarky dialogue between Elizabeth and Mr. Shaw - and ended up landing on the liking star for Rose’s completing of the Watsons.
My favourite quote: “You read novels, Miss Shaw; I am surprised.” “That I read, sir, or at their being novels?” Louisa answered, amused.
My favourite quote: “You read novels, Miss Shaw; I am surprised.” “That I read, sir, or at their being novels?” Louisa answered, amused.
February 16, 2020
Well... for the first time in months, I lit the fire, sheltered from the storm and read a book from cover to cover in one day. I thoroughly thoroughly enjoyed this, by Irish author Rose Servitova. She has taken a partially written early draft of a novel Jane Austen never finished and fleshed it out and finished it. I knew I would enjoy it as I loved her previous book The Longbourne Letters which is her imagined version of the correspondence between Mr Bennett and Mr Collins from Pride and Prejudice.
The book is The Watsons by Rose Servitova
The book is The Watsons by Rose Servitova
November 20, 2019
Dirty dancing (well kinda - two dances with the same dude), witty dialogue, urgent letters and creepy stalking vibe creates some action and tension in this regency themed piece.
Also, looking for love (and independence) versus looking for appropriate matches plays heavy in this story.
Within is an amusing discussion on lady authors.
If this story reflected some of Jane's life, I can see why it would have been hard to write.
Also, looking for love (and independence) versus looking for appropriate matches plays heavy in this story.
Within is an amusing discussion on lady authors.
If this story reflected some of Jane's life, I can see why it would have been hard to write.
February 22, 2022
I found the pacing of this work distracting and weird, and I don't for a second believe it is anything like the novel Austen would have written, but it has its charms. I appreciated the superfluity of engagements and weddings at the conclusion.
December 27, 2019
Utterly charming yet reflects what life was like at the time. Impossible to tell where Austen finished and Servitova began.
March 22, 2020
Excellent. I often forgot that this was not all written by Jane. Servitova brilliantly writes with Jane's voice, giving us another novel of Jane's to enjoy.
June 8, 2020
The plot was starting to become intriguing but the author's anachronistic language, idioms, values and syntax acted like being doused with ice water.
July 16, 2024
Another reread for Jane Austen July and what a delight.
Amazing completion by Rose Servitova.
Hoping for a screen adaptation soon.
Amazing completion by Rose Servitova.
Hoping for a screen adaptation soon.
July 19, 2022
Emma Watson was sent away at five years of age to live with her aunt and uncle after the death of her mother. She is the youngest of six children and had had little to no relationship with her elder siblings in the past 14 years. However, upon the death of her uncle and her aunt's subsequent remarriage, she finds herself back home with her family in Surrey, disinherited and no longer the hope of her family to bring them out of genteel poverty. Her father is a vicar, but now bedridden and ill. None of her older sisters have yet married and only her eldest, Elizabeth, is truly her friend and support. Her brother Sam is an apprentice doctor, but with no money to support a wife. Only her eldest brother has married well, to a woman with her own fortune. To make matters more awkward, Emma is more refined than the rest of her family, having been raised in a slightly higher echelon. At her very first ball in the neighborhood, however, she catches the eye of not one, not two but three eligible bachelors. Emma knows which one she prefers, does he care for her too? Or will he lose out to other more aggressive and/or richer men?
Jane Austen only left the first five chapters and a very rough outline about who would end up with whom at the end. I've only read one other completion of an Austen draft Sanditon: Jane Austen's Last Novel Completed and it was superior to this. Plot-wise, I think Servitova wrapped it up just fine. But the writing (even the first original chapters) leave a bit to be desired. The obnoxious characters were simple obnoxious rather than being entertainingly so, like Mrs. Bennet from Pride & Prejudice or Fanny Dashwood from Sense & Sensibility, for example. And Emma is a bit blank. Only Elizabeth had some of the spark I expect from an Austen character.
Jane Austen only left the first five chapters and a very rough outline about who would end up with whom at the end. I've only read one other completion of an Austen draft Sanditon: Jane Austen's Last Novel Completed and it was superior to this. Plot-wise, I think Servitova wrapped it up just fine. But the writing (even the first original chapters) leave a bit to be desired. The obnoxious characters were simple obnoxious rather than being entertainingly so, like Mrs. Bennet from Pride & Prejudice or Fanny Dashwood from Sense & Sensibility, for example. And Emma is a bit blank. Only Elizabeth had some of the spark I expect from an Austen character.
April 18, 2021
This book did not get off to an auspicious start with me -- it's quite obvious that it was a rough draft of Austen's written earlier in her career, and her renowned characterization and description simply are not on display here. The characters seemed flat and there was little introduction to their backstories. However, eventually it picked up, and I have to say that Rose Servitova does a fairly creditable job of mimicking Austen's style (although it truly is an impossible feat). I grew to quite like both of the sisters (Emma and Elizabeth) and found myself relating to different aspects of each of them. I appreciated Emma's diplomacy, discretion, and determination to think the best of people; I enjoyed Elizabeth's forthright nature that meant she always spoke her mind. One of the central themes in many of Austen's novels -- women needing to marry for financial reasons -- is front and centre here as well. Thankfully, the endings of Emma's and Elizabeth's stories remain faithful to the spirit of Austen -- marrying for love is what is prioritized and celebrated.
December 19, 2020
Very good completing of The Watsons. Very impressive and creative.
I enjoyed Rose Servitova's completion of Jane Austen's abandoned novel The Watsons very much. Austen had laid out a plan for the novel before she abandoned it in 1805 and Servitova stays true to Austen's wishes even beyond Austen's own plan. Servitova copied Austen's wit and style to a T. I loved her characters (especially Emma's elder sister Elizabeth and Mr. John Shaw) and the preface drew me into the story at once.
The only criticism I have is that, in my opinion, the main character Emma and the supporting character Mr. Howard didn't seem as well-rounded and compelling for characters so important to the plot. They didn't feel as real as other characters in the novel. I felt more involved in Elizabeth's story than in Emma's.
Other than that, A Completing of The Watsons was a thoroughly enjoyable, faithful completion to Jane Austen's fragment and I would definitely recommend to all Jane Austen lovers.
I enjoyed Rose Servitova's completion of Jane Austen's abandoned novel The Watsons very much. Austen had laid out a plan for the novel before she abandoned it in 1805 and Servitova stays true to Austen's wishes even beyond Austen's own plan. Servitova copied Austen's wit and style to a T. I loved her characters (especially Emma's elder sister Elizabeth and Mr. John Shaw) and the preface drew me into the story at once.
The only criticism I have is that, in my opinion, the main character Emma and the supporting character Mr. Howard didn't seem as well-rounded and compelling for characters so important to the plot. They didn't feel as real as other characters in the novel. I felt more involved in Elizabeth's story than in Emma's.
Other than that, A Completing of The Watsons was a thoroughly enjoyable, faithful completion to Jane Austen's fragment and I would definitely recommend to all Jane Austen lovers.
November 7, 2019
I have just finished Rose Servitova's beautiful work of art. I knew it would be great but having read it, I find that it exceeded all my expectations, because not being a writer and not having much imagination as to possible plots, I honestly had no idea how anyone could ever finish Jane's fragment.
I applaud her. She has, in my opinion extremely successfully, finished her work in such a way, Jane herself would be proud of. Also the style and plotting have a distinct Austen feel. Absolutely marvellous. I adore Mr Howard. Every girl should have her own Mr H. - a man who doesn't clip his wife's wings but encourages her to spread them.
The result of The Watsons is First Class, top notch and absolutely Capital!!!
I applaud her. She has, in my opinion extremely successfully, finished her work in such a way, Jane herself would be proud of. Also the style and plotting have a distinct Austen feel. Absolutely marvellous. I adore Mr Howard. Every girl should have her own Mr H. - a man who doesn't clip his wife's wings but encourages her to spread them.
The result of The Watsons is First Class, top notch and absolutely Capital!!!
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May 5, 2020
Lovely book, easy to read.
I always thought Mr Howard will end up being a jerk and the Lord a sweetheart. But not there.
Jane Austen introduced so many characters, I think it is hard to get a storyline for all of them. It is a pity that Miss Edwards is not more present. It could have been a good friend to Emma.
I didn’t particularly take notice of Mr Howard from Jane Austen pages and didn’t particularly root for him until the scene with the stars and the moon. Great scene. From then, I was starting to feel how they would fit together.
My favourite character is Mr Shaw, so funny and glad his character was created. Such a lovely story he has.
I always thought Mr Howard will end up being a jerk and the Lord a sweetheart. But not there.
Jane Austen introduced so many characters, I think it is hard to get a storyline for all of them. It is a pity that Miss Edwards is not more present. It could have been a good friend to Emma.
I didn’t particularly take notice of Mr Howard from Jane Austen pages and didn’t particularly root for him until the scene with the stars and the moon. Great scene. From then, I was starting to feel how they would fit together.
My favourite character is Mr Shaw, so funny and glad his character was created. Such a lovely story he has.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 22, 2021
Thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the ruminations on the insecurity of Emma Watson's situation (so similar to Austen's own) and the amusing comments about women novelists. Could mostly foresee what was going to happen, but was surprised by the "scandal" at the end. Could have done with a bit more in fact - what happened to Sam and Mary Edwards? Those characters disappeared.
Language and style fitted in well with the original fragment. Looking forward to this author's forthcoming completion of Sanditon.
Language and style fitted in well with the original fragment. Looking forward to this author's forthcoming completion of Sanditon.
August 25, 2021
The closest I've found to Jane Austen herself
This completion was the closest approximation to Jane Austen's writing style, typical, believable story line, and pacing, that I have come across so far! With a couple slight blunders into verbosity, which were very brief and excusable, I could only give 4 stars. To me, only JA herself could have received 5 stars, so this is actually the highest compliment! Very satisfying read!
This completion was the closest approximation to Jane Austen's writing style, typical, believable story line, and pacing, that I have come across so far! With a couple slight blunders into verbosity, which were very brief and excusable, I could only give 4 stars. To me, only JA herself could have received 5 stars, so this is actually the highest compliment! Very satisfying read!
August 3, 2020
I really enjoyed this book and I felt the author captured Austen’s style very well. As others have said there were a few lapses in language that were glaringly obvious, and I’m surprised these were not spotted. Overall I did feel the book was quite sparse on detail but this is understandable given he author was working from a fragment. It was a lovely read, I wish it had been longer!
October 7, 2022
After I struggled with the beginning of this book, learning new characters’ names and relationships, The Watsons suddenly gelled and flew along. A very satisfying ending and an enjoyable read. Well done Rose Servitova!
October 31, 2019
Another great read!
I was looking forward to read Rose's second book, and it didn't disappoint. Really enjoyed Rose's wit and humour. A must read for any Austen fans.
Highly recommended.
I was looking forward to read Rose's second book, and it didn't disappoint. Really enjoyed Rose's wit and humour. A must read for any Austen fans.
Highly recommended.
June 7, 2021
Charming story!
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