Set against the backdrop of a rapidly developing seaside resort, Sanditon follows the spirited Charlotte Heywood as she encounters a colorful cast of characters whose ambitions, vanities, and desires reveal the absurdities of fashionable society. When Charlotte arrives in Sanditon, she finds a community eager to transform a quiet coastal village into a fashionable destination for health, pleasure, and profit. Through sharp observation and subtle wit, Jane Austen explores the tensions between ...