Miss Jane Austen's Guide to Modern Life's Dilemmas

图书标准信息

• 作者 Rebecca Smith 著
• 出版社 Tarcher
• 出版时间 2012-10
• ISBN 9780399160615
• 定价 134.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 224页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

IsthemanI’mdatingMr.Darcyindisguise...orsimplyajerk?It’sbeentwocenturiessinceJaneAustenpennedPride&Prejudiceandhermanyotherclassicnovels,yetheradroitobservationsonthesociallandscapeandprofoundinsightsintohumannatureareasrelevantnowastheywereinhertime.IfonlythoseofusinneedofsomegoodadvicetodayhadtheopportunitytositdownandtapevenafewdropsfromAusten’sgreatreservoirsofwisdom.Well,nowwedo....InMissJaneAusten’sGuidetoModernLife’sDilemmas,RebeccaSmithchannelshergreat-great-great-great-greataunt’ssense—and,ofcourse,hersensibility—tohelpreadersnavigatetheirmostpressingproblems.DrawingonAusten’snovels,letters,andunpublishedwritings,Smithsuppliesreaderswithwiseandwonderfulcounselforlivingwellinthe21stcentury.Frominstructiononhowtogracefully“unfriend”someoneonFacebooktoanswersforsuchtimelessquestionsas“Canamaneverreallychange?”thisbookenablesreaderstonimblynavigatelife’smosttrickyterrainwiththegoodsense,goodmanners,andabundanthumorthatarethemarkofanygreatAustenheroine.Sensible,savvy,andfunny,MissJaneAusten’sGuidetoModernLife’sDilemmascleverlyanswerseveryAustenfan’smostearnestquestion:WhatwouldJanedo?RepletewithlovelyAusten-inspiredcolorillustrations,aswellasquotesfromAusten’svariousnovelstosupporttheadvicegiven,thisbookistheidealgiftfortheJaneAustenfanaticinyourlife.

【作者简介】

RebeccaSmithisJaneAusten'sgreat-great-great-great-greatnieceandtheauthorofthenonfictionguide,MissJaneAusten'sGuidetoModernLife'sDilemmas,whichisbeingreleasedsimultaneouslyintheUSandtheUK.SheisalsotheauthorofthreenovelsfromBloomsburyUK:TheBluebirdCafé(2001)HappyBirthdayandAllThat(2003)andABitofEarth(2006).SmithstudiedHistoryattheUniversityofSouthamptonandisnowaTeachingFellowinEnglishandCreativeWritingthere.Fromautumn2009untilsummer2010,shewastheWriterinResidenceatJaneAusten'sHouseMuseuminChawton,Hampshire;shecontinuestoworkcloselywiththeMuseum.Herfirstnovelforchildren,ShadowEyes,wasshortlistedforThe2012KelpiesPrize.Sheiscurrentlyworkingonanothernovel.