Every once in a while, a publisher will reach out to us with the opportunity to promote upcoming titles or new editions of books. Sometimes this will include book reviews, book excerpts, or simply highlights of the books in question. We are always happy to bring all things books to our readers!
You can never have enough copies of Jane Austen novels (or any great novels, really!) Doing a quick mental count, I believe I have around 4-5 copies of “Pride and Prejudice” alone! One of those is included in a beautiful Barnes and Noble Jane Austen omnibus; one I bought simply because it has the 1995 BBC miniseries cover; another was my original paperback from college; etc., etc. All of this to say, I was super excited to see that Puffin in Bloom was releasing beautiful, new editions of “Pride and Prejudice” (thank you to the publisher for sending me this copy as pictured above!), “Emma,” and “Sense and Sensibility.” The floral covers fit perfectly with Austen’s themes, and my current copy looks great on my shelves! Here they are and I’ll throw in some links to my own reviews of these books/adaptations from my “Year with Jane Austen” series I did a few years ago.
Book: “Pride and Prejudice”
Movie Reviews: 1995 BBC Mini Series, 2005 Movie, “Bridget Jones’s Diary”, & “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries”
Book Description: The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen’s radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.
Book: “Emma”
Movie Reviews: 1996 Movie, 2009 BBC Mini Series, “Clueless”, & “Emma Approved”
Book Description: Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen’s most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect.
Book: “Sense and Sensibility”
Book Review: Part I and Part II
Movie Reviews: 1995 Movie & 2008 BBC Mini Series
Book Description: Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor’s warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.
The Library Ladies 