· “The unmitigated pleasure here is the obvious relish with which McDermid relocates Austen’s Regency England tale of romantic intrigue in Bath’s high-society circuit and imaginatively-spun Gothic intrigue at a rural abbey to 21st-century Britain McDermid’s success lies in her ability to allow her version of Northanger Abbey to dovetail tidily and enjoyably with Austen’s original while infusing Brand: Grove/Atlantic, Inc. · A sample of queen of crime, Val McDermid’s modern re-telling of the Austen classic. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey. Seventeen-year-old Catherine ‘Cat’ Morland has led a sheltered existence in rural Dorset, a life entirely bereft of the romance and excitement for . · NORTHANGER ABBEY. by Val McDermid ‧ RELEASE DATE: Ap. In the second installment of the Austen Project, which has contemporary writers updating the classic novels, McDermid (Cross and Burn, , etc.) strives to reinvigorate an overlooked Gothic parody with a 21st-century makeover. Clergyman’s daughter Catherine Morland is known as Cat in her latter-day .
Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid, book review: A dark, daring adaptation - complete with social media and vampires. What is the point of re-writing the same old Regency stories? A modern re-imagining of the Gothic Classic Northanger Abbey by the bestselling crime author Val McDermid. The second book in The Austen Project. Seventeen-year-old Catherine 'Cat' Morland has led a sheltered existence in rural Dorset, a life entirely bereft of the romance and excitement for which she yearns. A delectable, note-perfect modern update of the Jane Austen classic, Northanger Abbey tells a timeless story of innocence amid cynicism, the exquisite angst of young love, and the value of friendship. I'm going to trust that Val McDermid did her homework for current slang in the British Isles but the narrator was literally unbelievable.
In Northanger Abbey, she delivers her own, witty, updated take on Austen’s classic novel about a young woman whose visit to the stately home of a well-to-do acquaintance stirs her most macabre imaginings, with an extra frisson of suspense that only McDermid could provide. Northanger Abbey - Kindle edition by McDermid, Val. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Northanger Abbey. A sample of queen of crime, Val McDermid’s modern re-telling of the Austen classic. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey. Seventeen-year-old Catherine ‘Cat’ Morland has led a sheltered existence in rural Dorset, a life entirely bereft of the romance and excitement for which she yearns.
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