''CHARLOTTE...demonstrates Barrett's remarkable ability to extend a story... making Austen's work and hers feel as one. ... No easy accomplishment.'' -- Oxford Review, Online

''Barrett has tapped Austen's ironic tone and subtle wit to bring this successful collaboration to readers of the 21st century.'' -- THE BLOOMSBURY REVIEW

''Barrett's...story reads...like genuine Austen. ...A readable book with modern themes.'' -- The Charlotte Observer

''In this latest effort, as in her earlier work, Barrett displays a knack for capturing Austen's characterization and cadence.'' -- Book Page

''Thanks to...Julia Barrett, SANDITON has been resurrected and completed in true Austen-esque spirit...[and with] the same sly pen.'' -- The Times Argus,

''Those (like me) in search of sneers must go elsewhere.'' -- James R. Kincaid, The New York Times Book Review

''Barrett develops these characters with the same sharp eye, sympathy and wit that Austen brought to their creation.'' -- International Herald Tribune

''Barrett's vision is sound... [with] proper Austen-like conclusion, [where] foolishness is chastened, strength of character rewarded and society hums [again].'' -- Washington Post

''Julia Barrett's is 'a style that is an admirable counterfeit, using material plausible enough...to make the transition unnoticeable.''' --The Magazine for the Reading Life

JANE AUSTEN (1775-1817) was born in Steventon, England, and later moved to Bath. She began to write early for her own and her family's amusement. Her novels, set in her own English countryside, depict the daily lives of provincial middle-class families with wry observation, a delicate irony, and a good-humored wit. She is now considered by many scholars to be the first great woman novelist.

JULIA BARRETT is the author of The Third Sister, a sequel to Sense and Sensibility, and Presumption, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice, both successful and widely praised. She lives in Santa Monica, California.