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For decades, English novelist Jane Austen has been a constant source of inspiration for filmmakers and TV creators looking to adapt her work, but also authors who want to expand her world and our understanding of it.

The fictional account focuses on Jane’s sister, Cassandra, and her decision to destroy much of Jane’s correspondence from over the years — something rooted in fact.

“Miss Austen” is the first of three novels by Hornby that immerses readers in the lives of Jane and her close-knit family, which the author found “completely captivating.”

“They were all bright and all rather extraordinary, although Jane was the most extraordinary of all,” Hornby said.

Hornby’s novel is not unlike a Jane Austen novel, filled with wit, playful bickering, tragedy and romance.