Hornby

Such is the case with “Miss Austen,” the 2020 novel by Gill Hornby.

“Miss Austen” is the first of three novels by Hornby that immerses readers in the lives of Jane and her close-knit family, which the author found “completely captivating.”

“They were all bright and all rather extraordinary, although Jane was the most extraordinary of all,” Hornby said.

Hornby’s novel is not unlike a Jane Austen novel, filled with wit, playful bickering, tragedy and romance.

Hornby was joined by executive producer Christine Langan of Bonnie Productions, which produced the series for “Masterpiece,” at a screening of “Miss Austen” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Sunday, where they discussed Jane’s legacy and adapting the book for TV.