Lady Susan

The attractive Lady Susan causes excitement in society: Freshly widowed, she knows how to use her charms only too well and is already flirting with her admirers again. Rumours of alleged affairs are making the rounds. In order to avoid the gossip, she withdraws to her brother's estate. There she can pursue her plan in peace: to find a new wealthy husband. The object of her desire is the neat Reginald DeCourcy, the younger brother of her sister-in-law. Intrigues are spun diligently in order to beat unwelcome competitors out of the field. But when one day her daughter Frederica appears, Lady Susan's plans are put in jeopardy. After all, she had chosen the rich, rather simple Sir James Martin for her daughter, which does not suit him at all ... Lady Susan was Jane Austen's first novel; it was only published posthumously. N.