Review: A Completing of The Watsons by Rose Servitova
Jane Austen started The Watsons in 1803, abandoning it after writing just a few chapters because, it is said, it was too close to her own life. Author Rose Servitova has effortlessly picked up where Austen left off, producing a delightful English Regency-period novel in a manner intrinsically true to Austen’s style and wit.
Sisters, suitors, and choices are at the heart of The Watsons. Nineteen-year-old Emma Watson is the youngest child of an impecunious clergyman. For the past fourteen years, she’s been the ward and expected heir of a wealthy aunt and uncle, but is returned home penniless […]
Rose Servitova is an award-winning humour writer, event manager and job coach for people with special needs. She has published widely. Her debut novel, The Longbourn Letters – The Correspondence between Mr Collins & Mr Bennet, was described as a “literary triumph.” Rose has made author appearances at literary events and festivals in Ireland and the UK, including the Jane Austen Festival in Bath and an upcoming Jane Austen Summer Program in North Carolina. She has also spoken in schools and universities. Rose’s second novel, described as “an extraordinary piece of work” is a completing of Jane Austen’s unfinished […]