title: Murder at Mansfield Park: A Novel
author:  Lynn Shepherd 
description: Starred Review. Mary Crawford, a minor character in Mansfield Park, takes center stage in Shepherd's debut, a clever reworking of the Austen novel that's strong on plot, character, and historical accuracy. Shepherd has altered Austen's characters, some beyond recognition. Most notably, meek and unassuming Fanny Price has become "a monster of complacency and pride" in Kingsley Amis's phrase borrowed from his essay on Jane Austen. Mary, whose cheerful disposition and wit ensure her acceptance at Mansfield Park, suffers much at Fanny's hands. When Fanny turns up dead in a trench on the park grounds, an apparent victim of foul play, a horrified Mary winds up playing detective. While mystery fans will find much to like, it is Austenites who will be most gratified, particularly by how well Shepherd has captured the tone of Austen's original. For anyone who thought Henry Crawford deserved Fanny or who has a problem with vampires and ghouls invading Jane Austen's world, this will be a delight. <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
  						    	
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  Murder at  
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  Murder at  
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  Lynn Shepherd
  
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  First published in Australian & New Zealand by Allen & Unwin in 2010  
  First published in the UK by Beautiful Books Ltd in 2010
  
  Copyright © Lynn Shepherd 2010
  
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