Trollope to rework Austen's Sense and Sensibility

Joanna Trollope is to write a contemporary version of Jane Austen's classic novel Sense and Sensibility, which will be published in autumn 2013. It will form part of a series of six HarperFiction novels that will rework Austen's books, although other authors have yet to be announced. "This is a great honour and an even bigger challenge," said Trollope. Trollope, whose novels include The Choir and Friday Nights, is to chair next year's Orange Prize for Fiction