{"product_id":"lady-susan","title":"Lady Susan","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe is beautiful. She is brilliant. She is utterly without mercy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Austen's most scandalous heroine is not a shy, misunderstood wallflower. She is a predator, and she is magnificent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLady Susan Vernon, a dazzling widow in her thirties, has run through her fortune and her reputation. Gossip follows her from one country house to another. She flirts. She lies. She manipulates. She is openly carrying on an affair with a married man while simultaneously scheming to marry off her daughter to a wealthy fool—and securing a rich husband for herself at the same time. Her letters (the novel is told entirely through correspondence) reveal a mind of terrifying clarity and zero moral compass. She is charming, witty, and utterly ruthless. And Austen, for once, lets her win.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Austen at her most wicked and subversive: an epistolary novella about a woman who refuses to play by the rules—and gets away with it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLady Susan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a delicious, dark delight, unlike anything else Austen ever wrote.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in 1794 but not published until 1871, long after Austen's death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAusten's only epistolary novel (told entirely through letters)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures a villainous protagonist who anticipates the great anti-heroines of later literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the most dangerous woman in the room is always the most entertaining.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1775–1817) was an English novelist, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language. Born in Steventon, Hampshire, the seventh of eight children, she began writing as a teenager. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLady Susan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was written in 1794, when Austen was just 19 years old, but she never submitted it for publication. The novella survives in a fair copy made by Austen herself, now held in the British Library. Unlike her later, more famous works, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLady Susan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is unapologetically cynical: its heroine is a scheming predator, and there is no moral reckoning. It was finally published posthumously in 1871 as part of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Memoir of Jane Austen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh. Austen's other major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1811), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1813), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1814), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1815), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1818), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1818). She died in Winchester in 1817 at the age of 41 and is buried in Winchester Cathedral.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54421956362612,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54421956395380,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54421956428148,"sku":"9612921002318","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54421956460916,"sku":"9612921002592","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-lady-susan-53566691443060.jpg?v=1779965610","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/products\/lady-susan","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}