McDermid's modern Austen reworking ultimately falls flat

Northanger Abbey. By Val McDermid. The Borough Press, €16.35. Reviewed by Joanne Hayden.

JJ Field and Felicity Jones in the BBC film adaptation of Northanger Abbey.
JJ Field and Felicity Jones in the BBC film adaptation of Northanger Abbey.

Northanger Abbey

**By** Val McDermid

**The Borough Press,** €16.35

**Reviewed by** Joanne Hayden

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Val McDermid's update of Northanger Abbey is the second instalment in the Austen Project, a HarperCollins initiative assigning six writers a Jane Austen novel to update for the 21st century. Last October, Joanna Trollope's version of Sense And Sensibility launched the series, which is also due to include ...