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A review by melanie_books
Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
4.0
"It was a source of constant disappointment to Catherine Morland that her life did not more closely resemble her books."
In this excellent retelling of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, our heroine Cat is thrown into a new world of excitement and mystery in Edinburgh when she accompanies the Allens to the Fringe Festival. No one she meets is who they say they are...or are they?
This is how retellings should be done. Val McDermid 100% captured the whimsy and silliness of Catherine Morland and her story while still making the story fresh and entertaining. She not only got the essence and the characters right but she paid homage to the original by bringing out some of the best quotes as well! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to fans of the orignial.
In this excellent retelling of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, our heroine Cat is thrown into a new world of excitement and mystery in Edinburgh when she accompanies the Allens to the Fringe Festival. No one she meets is who they say they are...or are they?
This is how retellings should be done. Val McDermid 100% captured the whimsy and silliness of Catherine Morland and her story while still making the story fresh and entertaining. She not only got the essence and the characters right but she paid homage to the original by bringing out some of the best quotes as well! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to fans of the orignial.