The Youngest Miss Ward

by Joan Aiken

Book Overview

A charming companion book to Jane Austen's Mansfield Park by one of her most sparkling successors. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312193750
• ISBN13: 9780312193751
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Respectable read with a sense of Austen's period.

Those who have read and meditated on the themes and events of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen may find this off-shoot by Joan Aiken to be rather intriguing. While the ending may seem a bit forced, the characterizations and the obvious depth of knowledge of the historical period make this enjoyable reading.The most interesting contrast in the book was that of Lady Ursula, well situated in the class structure but not able to cope with the consequences of her choices, and Harriet Ward, the quintessential poor relation who is better equipped to cope with life's vagaries. The novel provides more food for thought than one might otherwise anticipate.