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SummaryA 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...
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