![]() This collection of short fiction pinpoints the questionable decisions, missed connections, and extraordinary coincidences that make up a life. In this dazzling, heart-warming read, the much-loved classic Pride and Prejudice is catapulted into our modern world, singing out with hilarity and truth._ Praise for ELIGIBLE: 'If there exists a more perfect pairing than Curtis Sittenfeld and Jane Austen, we dare you to find it'Elle 'These days, if Curtis Sittenfeld writes it, I read it' Judy Blume 'Eligible has all the charm, wit and romance of Pride & Prejudice. Brilliantly weaving a riveting fictional tale into actual historical events, Curtis Sittenfeld delivers an uncannily astute and witty story for our times. ![]() That is, until the Lucas family's BBQ throws them in the way of some eligible single men. ![]() Soon they are being berated for their single status – and for two successful women in their late thirties, it really is too much to bear. Once they are under the same roof, old patterns return fast. ![]() ![]() They've come home to suburban Cincinnati to get their mother to stop feeding their father steak as he recovers from heart surgery, to tidy up the crumbling Tudor-style family home, and to wrench their three sisters from their various states of arrested development. Giddy and glam and a hearty update of Pride and Prejudice' JESSIE BURTON, author of The Miniaturist Liz and Jane Bennet are good daughters. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This is Pride and Prejudice 2.0 and I must confess, I liked it more than the original' STYLIST 'Bold and brilliant' GLAMOUR 'Sheer joy. ![]()
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