Would you like to escape into a companion story to Pride and Prejudice ? Look no further than Janice Hadlow's wonderful novel The Other Bennet Sister . Hadlow masterfully gives new life and direction to Mary Bennet — the often-overlooked sister originally written as a figure of ridicule. We talk about how Mary develops as a character and eventually finds love. We're joined by author and Austen expert Paula Byrne , whose insights into Austen's world help us explore how Hadlow skillfully weaves together threads from Pride and Prejudice and early 19th-century society to create a fresh, moving portrait of what it meant to be "plain" and without prospects, and how (like it or not) we are all a little like Mary. To learn more about Paula Byrne and her work, visit paulabyrne.com .
