Emma and Elizabeth

Inspired by Jane Austen's novel fragment, The Watsons, Emma and Elizabeth follows the fortunes of the Watson sisters in a world where the alternative to marriage is poverty. Emma returns to her family penniless when her widowed guardian remarries. At a local assembly, she is admired by more than one suitor, but her lack of fortune has the potential to ruin her happiness. Elizabeth, a woman on the verge of spinsterhood, has little hope of love. But when duty to the family is tested, one sister is obliged to sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of the other.Set in Surrey in 1795, Emma and Elizabeth blends passages from Jane Austen's original manuscript with the continuing narrative.'Written with an astute knowledge of the time period and an unmistakeable devotion to Jane Austen and her world, Emma and Elizabeth is a deeply satisfying novel...' Austenesque Reviews'Ann Mychal's Austenesque prose is a delight...' Jane Austen's Regency WorldAnn Mychal was awarded Best Debut Author 2014 by Austenprose.