This witty sequel to Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice follows the fate of Georgiana Darcy, Mr. Darcys younger sister, who must choose between two suitors, a well-placed navy captain and a brash young architect. Masterfully adapted to Austens original nineteenth-century style, Presumption brings back to life the books most memorable characters, the Bennets, Darcys, Collins, and de Bourghs. An elegant emulation and continuation of Pride and Prejudice. . . . Jointly composed by two admirers of Jane Austen, the book often achieves crisp replication of her style. . . . Presumption shows how sequel-writing can, like parody, be a sharp exercise in literary appreciation.--Peter Kemp, Times Literary Supplement Julia Barrett is a pseudonym for Julia Braun Kessler and Gabrielle Donnelly.