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Emma & Knightley: Perfect Happiness in Highbury

Rachel Billington

3.4/5 ( ratings)

" ... the wishes, the hopes, the confidence, the predictions of the small band of true friends who witnessed the ceremony, were fully answered in the perfect happiness of the union."

Thus the last line of Jane Austen's Emma. A year later, Emma and Knightley are still living at Hartfield, surrounded by the Westons, the Eltons and the Bateses. But as events unfold, the couple must deal with the return of Frank Churchill, now widowed, and Knightley's apparently endless patience is tried by events in his brother's family, as well as his beloved Emma's whims and fancies.

But the irrepressible Emma is restless ...

Emma wants Knightley to stop treating her like a child. Knightley meanwhile wants his young bride to love him as a husband, not as the man she's always looked up to. With tragedy in the offing, and events unfolding that include beloved characters from Emma, the couple must find their way to each other, and to perfect happiness.

With a wonderful grasp of the manners and style of the day, this warm and witty exploration of a marriage between a sheltered young lady and the man she looked upon as an older brother fulfills the romantic longings of Jane Austen lovers everywhere.

Pages: 363

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

Release: March 01, 2008

ISBN: 1402212070

ISBN 13: 9781402212079

Emma & Knightley: Perfect Happiness in Highbury

Rachel Billington

3.4/5 ( ratings)

" ... the wishes, the hopes, the confidence, the predictions of the small band of true friends who witnessed the ceremony, were fully answered in the perfect happiness of the union."

Thus the last line of Jane Austen's Emma. A year later, Emma and Knightley are still living at Hartfield, surrounded by the Westons, the Eltons and the Bateses. But as events unfold, the couple must deal with the return of Frank Churchill, now widowed, and Knightley's apparently endless patience is tried by events in his brother's family, as well as his beloved Emma's whims and fancies.

But the irrepressible Emma is restless ...

Emma wants Knightley to stop treating her like a child. Knightley meanwhile wants his young bride to love him as a husband, not as the man she's always looked up to. With tragedy in the offing, and events unfolding that include beloved characters from Emma, the couple must find their way to each other, and to perfect happiness.

With a wonderful grasp of the manners and style of the day, this warm and witty exploration of a marriage between a sheltered young lady and the man she looked upon as an older brother fulfills the romantic longings of Jane Austen lovers everywhere.

Pages: 363

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

Release: March 01, 2008

ISBN: 1402212070

ISBN 13: 9781402212079

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