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The Jane Austen Book Club

By Karen Joy Fowler

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780641901904

Book Description

In California’s central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen’s novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable, and love happens. With her eye for the frailties of human behaviour and her ear for the abContinue

In California’s central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen’s novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable, and love happens. With her eye for the frailties of human behaviour and her ear for the absurdities of social intercourse, Karen Joy Fowler has never been wittier nor her characters more appealing. The result is a delicious dissection of modern relationships.

The New York Times Sunday Book Review - Patricia T. O'Conner
In her portrait of a California reading group, Karen Joy Fowler turns a mirror on the gawking, voyeuristic presence that lurks in every story: the reader. What results is Fowler's shrewdest, funniest fiction yet, a novel about how we engage with a novel. You don't have to be a student of Jane Austen to enjoy it, either. At the end are plot synopses of all six Austen novels for the benefit of the forgetful, the uninitiated or the nostalgic.

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    The Jane Austen Book Club

    This book seems to draw mixed reviews however I found it funny and enjoyable. To be fair I must also say that I enjoyed the movie much more than the book. I found it easier to connect with the characters in the movie and preferred the resolutions developed for the movie over the ones in the book.

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    ― Readingrat said on Mar 27, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Inscribed by the author, "For Becky, With appreciation for all your help, Yours, Karen" Also signed by the author under her name on the title page.

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    ― Becky said on Nov 10, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • This was such an interesting book, and really easy to read too. I loved it!
    The movie wasn't too bad either!

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    ― Acsharp said on Aug 1, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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