Jane Austen Lady Susan

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BBC Audio presents Lady Susan, Jane Austen's early novel not published until after her death. Widowed Lady Susan is an outrageous flirt and a dreadful mother, constantly controlling and embarrassing the people around her. When Lady Susan remarries, she attempts to push her daughter into a bleak marriage with a man she despises. Deceit slowly spreads through a series of letters exchanged between Lady Susan, her daughter, friends, family and arch enemies. Will the truth be unravelled in time?Starring Imelda Staunton, Alicia Johnson and Maggie Steed. (c) 2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd