The Jane Austen Book Club
Author: Karen Joy Fowler
The Extraordinary New York Times Bestseller,,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 behavior and her ear for the absurdities of social intercourse….Read More
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