Pengun Classics. Abridged by Carole Rosen. Produced by Mellie Buse. Read by Julie Christie, who has appeared in a great many high acclaimed films over the last three decades, the most popular being Dr Zhivago, The Go-Between, Heat and Dust and Far from Madding Crowd.
Annotation: Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that the impulse behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile, Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her romantic disappointment.