Once again, Jane Austen did not let me down! Brilliant characters - particularly the wonderfully complementary Elinor and Marianne - tied together the romance, the improving-your-personality plots and Austen's trademark wit. (I audibly snorted when a drunken Willoughby called himself a blockhead...)

Both sisters were lovable in their own different ways, and, especially in Marianne's case, grew wonderfully through the book. And as usual, Jane Austen took us on that emotional rollercoaster that I rarely experience in a novel of this genre.

All in all - a spectacular book, and very deserving of its place as one of Austen's top novels!