Have you stopped believing in happily ever after? Women today are
settling for less than we want when it comes to men, relationships, sex,
and marriage. But we don't have to, argues Elizabeth Kantor. Jane
Austen can show us how to find the love we really want. In The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After, Kantor reveals how the examples of Jane Austen heroines such as Elizabeth Bennett, Elinor Dashwood, and Anne Elliot can help us navigate the modern-day minefields of dating, love, relationships, and sex.
By following in their footsteps-and steering clear of the sad endings suffered by characters such as Maria Bertram and Charlotte Lucas-modern women can discover the path to lifelong love and true happiness.
Charged with honesty and humor, Kantor's book includes testimonies from modern women, pop culture parallels, the author's personal experiences and, of course, a thorough examination of Austen's beloved novels.
Featuring characters and situations from all of Jane Austen's books (including unfinished novels, and stories not published in her lifetime), The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After tackles the dating and relationship dilemmas that we face today, and equips modern women to approach our love lives with fresh insights distilled from the novels:
* Don't be a tragic heroine
* Pursue Elizabeth Bennet's "rational happiness" -learn what it is, and how you can find it
* Don't let cynicism steal your happy ending
* Why it's a mistake to look for your "soul mate"
* Jane Austen's skeleton keys to a man's potential
* How you should deal with men who are "afraid of commitment" (from Jane Austen's 8 case studies)
* Learn how to arrange your own marriage-by falling in love the Jane Austen way.
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At first glance, I expected this to be a fun and frothy book comparing
dating in modern time to Jane Austen's - much like typical stocking
filler fare. I was surprised and pleased to find this much more than I
expected.
At a little over 360 pages and larger than a typical paperback, it feels fairly substantial (in a good way) and very good value for the price.
The premise of the book is that Jane Austen and her contemporaries have much to teach us with regards to love, romance, relationships and men. The author aims to teach the reader what to do in order to get yourself into a better position to have all of the aforementioned. Unfortunately she doesn't tell us where to find the good men!
I enjoyed the book and found it intelligent, refreshing and thought provoking. The writing was quite sharp and thankfully not disparaging to either sex. I think that some people may find the author's writing style a little bit harsh so I would suggest that this book may be like marmite depending on your frame of mind and own personality.
The book was also well researched and would make an interesting read for those interested in the Regency, with or without the love and dating aspect. This book is still fun but it's a lot more in depth than I expected.
At a little over 360 pages and larger than a typical paperback, it feels fairly substantial (in a good way) and very good value for the price.
The premise of the book is that Jane Austen and her contemporaries have much to teach us with regards to love, romance, relationships and men. The author aims to teach the reader what to do in order to get yourself into a better position to have all of the aforementioned. Unfortunately she doesn't tell us where to find the good men!
I enjoyed the book and found it intelligent, refreshing and thought provoking. The writing was quite sharp and thankfully not disparaging to either sex. I think that some people may find the author's writing style a little bit harsh so I would suggest that this book may be like marmite depending on your frame of mind and own personality.
The book was also well researched and would make an interesting read for those interested in the Regency, with or without the love and dating aspect. This book is still fun but it's a lot more in depth than I expected.
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* I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. *
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