Sense and Sensibility Salon

Join author and broadcaster (and Austen lover) Lucinda Hawksley for an intimate salon, discussing all things Sense and Sensibility!

Over tea and cake, Lucinda will share some of her favourite scenes, characters and moments from the novel, and lead a lively discussion on everything from running down hills in the rain to secret engagements, flannel waistcoats and ivory toothpick cases. Who do you love and who do you love to hate in Jane Austen’s first published novel? Do you secretly sympathise with Mrs John Dashwood, or have a fondness for Sir John Middleton? And of course – are you team Sense or Sensibility?

Lucinda Hawksley is an author and broadcaster for TV and radio. Lucinda lectures on literature and art history, and she teaches Life Writing for the University of Cambridge.

This event is part of the Spring Fling! festival running from 1 – 4 May 2026 at Jane Austen’s House.