Author : Amanda Grange
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101060301
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)
Book Synopsis Colonel Brandon's Diary by : Amanda Grange
Download or read book Colonel Brandon's Diary written by Amanda Grange and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant retelling of Sense and Sensibility, Grange's sweeping epic breathes new life into another of Austen's best-loved novels. At the age of eighteen, James Brandon's world is shattered when the girl he loves, Eliza, is forced to marry his brother. In despair, he joins the army and leaves England for the East Indies for the next several years. Upon his return, he finds Eliza in a debtor's prison. He rescues her from her terrible situation, but she is dying of consumption and he can do nothing but watch and wait. Heartbroken at her death, he takes some consolation in her illegitimate daughter, who he raises as his ward. But at the age of fifteen, his ward goes missing. Devastated by the thought of what could have happened to her, he is surprised to find himself falling in love with Marianne Dashwood. But Marianne is falling in love with the charismatic Willoughby...