Helpful Score: 4
There have been many Jane Austen sequels and knock-offs, and many are pretty dubious, but I found this book surprisingly charming. The setting is a Florida retirement condo complex, and the main characters are a group of widowed women searching for companionship and love.
The author does a wonderful job of revisiting many of Austen's themes and situations in a setting that at first glance couldn't be more different than 19th-century England. But the social situations, the rules and strictures of the society of retirees, and the misunderstandings between the sexes all carry over beautifully. Very enjoyable!
The author does a wonderful job of revisiting many of Austen's themes and situations in a setting that at first glance couldn't be more different than 19th-century England. But the social situations, the rules and strictures of the society of retirees, and the misunderstandings between the sexes all carry over beautifully. Very enjoyable!
Helpful Score: 1
I enjoyed the book. It was a fast read with interesting characters. Carol tries to engineer a match between her mother in law and a widower. Problem? Carol is in NJ and May, her mother in law, is in Boca Raton, Florida, where she resides in a retirement community. Does this stop Carol? NO - not much could. May and her 2 best friends, Lila and Flo,carry on in their day to day routines, which are interrupted by men, Jane Austen, and grandchildren. Oh, and Carol.
