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Miss Austen
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An all-new series takes a literary mystery – Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love. Miss Austen, based on the novel by Gill Hornby, premieres on Sunday, May 4 at 9/8c.
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Cassandra takes a final step to protect Jane’s legacy.

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Through her fevered delirium, Cassandra guards Jane’s letters from her sister-in-law Mary Austen.

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As Cassandra falls ill, her mind is flooded with memories of difficult times.

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Why is Cassandra Austen determined to find the letters her sister Jane wrote to her friend Eliza?