Left impoverished upon the death of her aunt, Emma Watson has no option but to be reunited with her estranged father and siblings. Initially delighted with her new life&;including the fashionable society balls to which she now has access&;Emma soon realizes that her family harbors many ill feelings, not least those springing from the sisters' hopes&;and disappointments&;in snaring a husband. So when the eligible and suitably rich Tom Musgrove begins to transfer his affections from her sister Margaret to Emma, the result can only be further sibling rivalry and unrest. A delightful, exquisitely drawn portrait of family life, The Watsons is Jane Austen at her storytelling best. Author of the masterpieces Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Jane Austen (1775&;1817) is one of the most beloved novelists of all time.