Jill Pitkeathley: 3 books

They were beloved sisters and the best of friends. But Jane and Cassandra Austen suffered the same fate as many of the women of their era. Forced to spend their lives dependent on relatives, both financially and emotionally, the sisters spent their time together trading secrets, challenging each other's...

“A well-researched and beautifully imagined novel….If Jane and the Austen family were not quite like this, they should have been.” —Ruth Rendell   Dearest Cousin Jane by Jill Pitkeathley, the author of Cassandra and Jane*, is an* inventive reimagining of the intriguing and scandalous...

Drawing on the experiences of a wide range of 60 only children, this book explains the difficulties they are faced with and how, as adults, they have learnt to cope with these problems. Growing up as an only child can foster a greater sense of responsibility and social skills, only children are often...