Praise for Northanger Abbey: 'Val McDermid's brilliant re-working of Jane Austen's original shows that innocent, bookish girls in thrall to the supernatural have changed surprisingly little in two centuries. Is real life about to become more terrifying than the world of her imagination? Reviews of Northanger Abbey She’s all alone in an ancient abbey alive with old secrets and a family who are not quite as they seem. Turrets and creaking doors there may be, but in the depths of the Scottish Borders Cat is isolated from the outside world, with no phone signal and no internet. But this heroine is not so easily deterred, especially when she’s singled out by the Tilney family to stay with them at their imposing gothic castle, Northanger Abbey. An invite to the Edinburgh Festival from some wealthy neighbours throws her in the way of a mysterious young man, Henry Tilney a like-minded friend, Isabella Thorpe and her odious brother, who threatens to ruin Cat’s chances of adventure. But if Cat can tear her eyes away from the page, she’s in for a shock: the very stuff of her dreams is about to come true. To cope, she devours as many novels as possible, especially anything supernatural. For Cat Morland life being home-schooled in Dorset is unendurably ordinary. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey. Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. Home > Fiction from Scotland > Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey By (author) Val McDermid
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It starred Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, and Alexis Bledel. In 2005, a movie was made based on the first book. Each book in the series takes place over one summer. So they decide to rotate the pants around through the mail to keep in touch while they're apart. One summer before they had to split for the season, they find a pair of jeans that magically fit all four of them. The series chronicles the lives of four girls who have been best friends since they were babies. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a series of books by Ann Brashares. 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