Sarah Avery rated Northanger Abbey: 4 stars

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey is both a perfectly aimed literary parody and a withering satire of the commercial aspects of marriage among …
Writer of epic and contemporary fantasy. Winner of 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Escaped academic.
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Northanger Abbey is both a perfectly aimed literary parody and a withering satire of the commercial aspects of marriage among …


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