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Just a few years after their father’s business scandal
shatters their lives, Jane and Celia Woodward find themselves forced out of
their San Francisco tea shop. The last thing Jane wants is to leave their
beloved shop on Valencia Street, but when Celia insists on a move to Austin,
Texas, the sisters pack up their kid sister Margot and Jane’s tea plants,
determined to start over yet again.
But life in Austin isn’t all sweet tea and breakfast tacos.
Their unusual living situation is challenging and unspoken words begin to
fester between Jane and Celia. When Jane meets and falls for up-and-coming
musician Sean Willis, the chasm grows deeper.
While Sean seems to charm everyone in his path, one person
is immune – retired Marine Captain Callum Beckett. Callum never meant to leave
the military, but the twin losses of his father and his left leg have returned
him to the place he least expected—Texas.
In this modern spin on the Austen classic, Sense and
Sensibility, the Woodward sisters must contend with new ingredients in
unfamiliar kitchens, a dash of heartbreak, and the fragile hope that maybe home
isn't so far away.
My Thoughts:
Jane of Austen by
Hillary Manton Lodge was a contemporary retelling of Sense and Sensibility that taught you all about tea and Texas. I
especially liked her quotes of the same at the head of every chapter (tea for
Jane and Texas for Callum). The author did an excellent job of making
characters generally described as unlikeable, loveable- and the others were
purposely kept as annoying as ever! It was also interesting to see the familiar
story unfold in contemporary ways, with young women trying to start over the
family business, a too-charming musician, and an injured former Marine. There
was lots of wry humor and lessons on how to properly prepare tea thrown in too.
For a non- Pride and Prejudice Jane
Austen retelling, I heartily recommend this book.
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