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Title: Jane Austen in Boca: A Novel by Paula Marantz Cohen ISBN: 0-312-31975-4 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.72 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: delightful and charming
Comment: Author Paula Cohen has created a memorable cast of characters in this, her first novel. Because the story is based on Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the fate of its characters is hardly a mystery, but Cohen has a sharp eye, writes with charm and humor, and has transported Austen's classic plot to a very entertaining setting -- the senior centers of Boca Raton, FL.
Three friends -- May, Flo andLila -- reside at Boca Festa, and during the course of the book they each experience romance -- with complications. Even smaller characters are written with complexity and fun. This was a very entertaining read and I was sorry to see the end of these characters.
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely delightful
Comment: This is a rare book in modern fiction. It has an elusive element that many authors seek but few attain: it has charm.
Jane Austen in Boca is a Pride and Prejudice novel set in a modern-day Jewish retirement residence in Boca Raton. Unlike many efforts to borrow Jane Austen's plot lines, this book successfully translates the plot into its setting. The characters are witty, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, but always interesting. Even though I knew perfectly well how it had to come out, I read as though I were in a genuine state of suspense. In other words, the book lured me into its world and into the minds of its characters with enormous success. If only life were really like this!
This book is a delightful read. It is elegantly written and beautifully paced. Without Jane Austen's acerbity, it was nonetheless both compelling and comedic (in the classical sense of the term). I look forward to more fiction from this author.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not just a "chick book" ... it's a GREAT read!
Comment: I positively LOVED this book ... so much so that I purchased several copies for friends as gifts. Anyone who's ever A) been to Florida, B) or New Jersey, C) worried about an older widowed Mom or Dad, or D) has ever been inside any nursing home will LOVE this book. Well written, fast moving, and a very sweet and unexpected love story ~~ AND remarkably true to the plot of Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." You'll knock it off in a weekend, and laugh your a** off at all of the very familiar characters. A fabulous "on the plane" or "vacation" novel. Enjoy!!
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Title: Three Daughters by Letty Cottin Pogrebin ISBN: 0142003484 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: In the Image: A Novel by Dara Horn ISBN: 0393325261 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Much Ado About Jessie Kaplan by Paula Marantz Cohen ISBN: 0312324987 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Seven Blessings: A Novel by Ruchama King ISBN: 0312309155 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 13 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Welcome to Heavenly Heights: A Novel by Risa Miller ISBN: 0312301804 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 16 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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