{"product_id":"9781529093056-youngest-miss-ward","title":"Youngest Miss Ward","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Youngest Miss Ward\u003c\/i\u003e by Joan Aiken, is an innovative sequel to Jane Austen’s most controversial novel, \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith imagination and authenticity Joan Aiken captures the customs and language of Austen’s England in this one of a kind sequel to Jane Austen's classic novel, \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e, revealing a subversive and unique heroine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarriet Ward, know as Hatty to her sisters, is treated with utter contempt by most of her family. Lacking the beauty that her older sisters inherited she is left without a dowry to care for their ill mother once her sisters are married off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSent to Portsmouth to live with her rumbustious uncle and cousins, Hatty turns her creative flair to poetry and believes she must become a governess. That is until handsome Lord Camber passes through town .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Austen’s \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e famously narrates the story of poor little Fanny Price sent to live with her mother's grander sisters - the Ward family. Written almost two centuries later, Joan Aiken’s powerful sequel reverses the story and introduces us to \u003ci\u003eThe Youngest Miss Ward\u003c\/i\u003e, Hatty, sent to fend for herself with the poor relations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Joan Aiken's invention seemed inexhaustible, her high spirits a blessing, her sheer storytelling zest a phenomenon. She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come.' Philip Pullman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40639330844769,"sku":"9781529093056","price":8.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27979699.jpg?v=1722242615","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529093056-youngest-miss-ward","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}