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Thanks for stopping by and checking out my "scoop" (I'm all about the short sweet spoiler free style of reviewing) about a book I've read.
I'd love to hear your thoughts or comments, if you have any, about this novel. I'd also love to hear about your favorite novel by this author (if there is/you have one).
An English professor struggling for tenure discovers that her ex-fiancé has just become the president of her college—and her new boss—in this whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Persuasion.
Anne Corey is about to get schooled.
An English professor in California, she’s determined to score a position on the coveted tenure track at her college. All she’s got to do is get a book deal, snag a promotion, and boom! She’s in. But then Adam Martinez—her first love and ex-fiancé—shows up as the college’s new president.
Anne should be able to keep herself distracted. After all, she’s got a book to write, an aging father to take care of, and a new romance developing with the college’s insanely hot writer-in-residence. But no matter where she turns, there’s Adam, as smart and sexy as ever. As the school year advances and her long-buried feelings begin to resurface, Anne begins to wonder whether she just might get a second chance at love.
Funny, smart, and full of heart, this modern ode to Jane Austen’s classic explores what happens when we run into the demons of our past...and when they turn out not to be so bad, after all.
I have a confession- if you've read my blog before you might see that I do that quite a bit(confess to things) LOL - I have never read Persuasion by Jane Austen so I can't compare this novel to it in any way. I will say though that after having read By the Book I want to!
There was/is so much to love about this novel- in fact I read it in one day. That's how charming, with a pinch of the romantic, this was.
Ms Sonneborn's writing style is familiar and warm - what I mean is, it's friendly. I hope that makes sense?
Although I was a bit let down with the treatment of the plot point involving Anne and her father this did not lessen my enjoyment of the novel.
The characters shine here in By the Book, each of them in their roles brilliantly developed, and I will admit to wanting more- but that was because I enjoyed the book.
By the Book has style substance and wit and I'm a huge fan. I hope I do not have wait long before Ms Sonneborn publishes another novel.
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