McDermid's modern Austen reworking ultimately falls flat
Northanger Abbey. By Val McDermid. The Borough Press, €16.35. Reviewed by Joanne Hayden.
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 ...