Book description
Emma is wealthy, beautiful, accomplished and a self-proclaimed
matchmaker. When Emma meets Harriet Smith, a young girl of unknown
parentage, Emma is convinced she can find Harriet a suitable husband.
But, in her quest to find Harriet the perfect match, Emma jeopardizes
Harriet's happiness and, much to her surprise, her own happiness too.
The much-loved Austen novel has been given a fresh look by
award-winning writer Sandy Welch. With well-known actors taking the
title roles, Romola Garai and Jonny Lee Miller are Emma and Mr
Knightley, this promises to be a very special and enduring adaptation.
Jane Austen was born in 1775, the seventh of eight children. She
enjoyed a happy and close-family life in Steventon, where her father was
a rector. Her first novel,
Sense and Sensibility
, was published in 1811, followed by
Pride and Prejudice
in 1813.
Emma
was Jane's fourth novel, published in 1815. Jane died at the age of 41
in 1817 having completed six much-loved novels, as well as writing
poems, short stories and three unfinished novels. All six published
novels have been turned into a number of TV and big screen adaptations,
testament to her enduring popularity nearly 200 years after her death.
