With an introduction by Amanda Vickery, the Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and features introductions by some of our finest contemporary writers and Austen fans: Alexander McCall Smith, Lynne Truss, Amanda Vickery, Francesca Segal, P.D. James, and Andrew Motion. Virginia Woolf described Austen as "the most perfect artist among women, the writer whose books are immortal."

Fanny Price's rich relatives offer her a place in their home so that she can be properly brought up. However, Fanny's childhood is a lonely one as she is never allowed to forget her position. Her only ally is her cousin Edmund. When her cousins befriend two glamorous newcomers, Henry and Mary Crawford, Edmund starts to grow close to Mary, and Fanny finds herself dealing with feelings she has never experienced before.