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Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken (1924-2004) was the British writer whose alternate-history Wolves of Willoughby Chase YA series and the Dido Twite novels are some of the most reread mid-century British children's fiction. She wrote dozens of adult novels and ghost stories alongside the children's work.
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1984-2002
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A Joan Aiken Wolves Chronicles entry. Dido Twite in Roman Britain and Aiken at her wild best.
Joan Aiken's sequel to Sense and Sensibility, told from the point of view of the illegitimate daughter Austen left as an afterthought.
Joan Aiken telling Emma from the point of view of Jane Fairfax. The book Austen almost wrote, finally written.
Joan Aiken writing strange YA dystopia. A post-monster-invasion Britain, a brother and sister, and a tone you cannot quite categorize.
Joan Aiken completing the unfinished Austen fragment of The Watsons. Respectful, technically sound, slightly more sentimental than Austen was setting up.
Joan Aiken's sequel to Mansfield Park. Pleasant, careful, slightly more polite than the original.
Joan Aiken novelizing the Disney film. A surprisingly thoughtful piece of work-for-hire.
Joan Aiken writing about the third Ward sister, the one Austen never bothered with in Mansfield Park. Quietly subversive.
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