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Jane Austen's Persuasion

Églantine Ceulemans

Narinder Dhami

Jane Austen

A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen's classic story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout.

When she was just nineteen, Anne Elliot followed the wishes of her father and turned down the proposal of the man she loved - a naval officer called Frederick Wentworth.

Years later, Captain Wentworth returns from his time at sea, and Anne dares to hope that their paths might cross once more.

But the course of true love is bumpy at best - will Anne and Frederick ever be reunited?

Narinder Dhami is the author of The Sleepover Club and The Beautiful Game series. Jane Austen is her favourite author of all time and she can't wait to introduce a new audience to Austen's final novel.

Églantine Ceulemans captures all of Austen's satire and wit, bringing her colourful casts to life with warm and funny black and white illustrations.

Illustrated and retold editions are also available for: Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey. The perfect way to discover Austen for the first time, this bright and bold collection features some of the most inspiring and famous heroines in English literature. For readers aged eight and up.

  • Classification : Others
  • Pub Date : FEB 3, 2022
  • Imprint : Hodder Children's Books
  • Page Extent : 240
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781444962642
  • Price : INR 499
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Églantine Ceulemans

Joanna Nadin (Author)
Joanna Nadin is a winner of the Fantastic Book Award the Surrey Book Award Blue Peter 'Book of the Month' and Radio 4 Open Book 'Book of the Year'. She has been shortlisted for the Booktrust Best Book Award and Queen of Teen and Spies Dad Big Lauren and Me was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. In 2011 Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Joe All Alone was nominated for the 2016 CILIP Carnegie Medal. She writes the Flying Fergus series with Sir Chris Hoy. Joanna previously worked as a policy writer for the Labour Party and a special adviser to the Prime Minister. She continues to freelance as a speechwriter and editor and lectures in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.

Églantine Ceulemans (Illustrator)
Églantine Ceulemans was born in Belgium where she spent her childhood devouring comics before moving to France to study illustration. As well as drawing she loves riding her blue bicycle cooking (which she is not very good at) and cleaning windows (which she is very good at). Églantine lives in Lyon France.

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Narinder Dhami

Narinder Dhami is a highly respected children's writer with a wealth of experience. The author of the novel of the hit film Bend It Like Beckham Narinder is a huge football fan.

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