Is it true there are very few original stories out there?
Why is there an enduring literary obsession with Jane Austen?
I must say I don't fully understand it, but sometimes I do enjoy it. Jane Austen in Scarsdale is Paula Marantz Cohen's modern version of Persuasion. Anne fell in love with Ben at 21 but her family persuaded her that he wasn't good enough. Thirteen years later she is working as a high school guidance counselor and Ben re-enters her life when his nephew enrols at the school.
For those who know the story you can, of course, predict the ending.
It is lovely, light and witty reading: a love story with astute observations about students and parents thrown in for entertainment. Perfect for a summer holiday or a lazy afternoon.
* If anyone has a copy of Jane Austen in Boca, a Pride and Prejudice rewrite, I would love to borrow it - no library near me seems to have it!
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