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Jane Austen in Boca
Jane Austen in Boca
Author: Paula Marantz Cohen
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a nice Jewish widower must be in want of a wife. — Jane Austen centered her classic novels of manners around "three or four families in a country village." So does Paula Marantz Cohen in her novel, a witty twist on Pride and Prejudice -- except this time, the "village"...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312290887
ISBN-10: 0312290888
Publication Date: 11/5/2002
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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jscrappy avatar reviewed Jane Austen in Boca on + 59 more book reviews
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!
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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.
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Having lived in Boca and getting many "looks" when telling people I found this book helped give back Boca Raton a good name. It is filled with loving, caring people, old and young.
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A witty twist on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, set in a Jewish retirement community in Boca Raton, Fla. Kind of a wacky "golden girls" revolving around Social Security checks, AARP membership and a little innocent matchmaking--because older available gentlemen are hard to find! Nothing deep, but cute and fun to read.
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This was an hilarious romp of a book. Taking place in a South Florida retirement community, the story unfolds with some very quirky and funny characters getting involved with each other. Cohen writes about the elderly in their retirement years with insight and poignant humor. Having lived in that part of Florida for awhile, I can say she captured them perfectly.
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I've read this book twice. I love the humor and the translation of Pride and Prejudice into a Boca setting.
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Very enjoyable! Especially if you've read "Pride and Prejudice" a zillion times like I have, and can identify every character and scene that is replicated in this take-off on the original.


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