Sanditon

January 22, 2009
Jane Austen began Sanditon in January of 1817 and died six months later, leaving the work unfinished. Had she completed it, the story of Charlotte Heywood and the seaside village of Sanditon would doubtless have garnered acclaim similar to the rest of Austen works. Shapiro's novel, the latest offering from Sanditon "continuators," is an interesting if not particularly Austenian completion to this final work. Austen's text is not included, and this makes it necessary to read the original book first.-Jeanne Bogino, New Lebanon Lib., NY

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