‘These days, if Curtis Sittenfeld writes it, I read it’ Judy Blume ‘If there exists a more perfect pairing than Curtis Sittenfeld and Jane Austen, we dare you to find it’ Elle In this dazzling, heart-warming read, the much-loved classic Pride and Prejudice is catapulted into our modern world, singing out with hilarity and truth. That is, until the Lucas family’s BBQ throws them in the way of some eligible single men. Soon they are being berated for their single status – and for two successful women in their late thirties, it really is too much to bear.

Once they are under the same roof, old patterns return fast. They’ve come home to suburban Cincinnati to get their mother to stop feeding their father steak as he recovers from heart surgery, to tidy up the crumbling Tudor-style family home, and to wrench their three sisters from their various states of arrested development. 'Sheer joy… Giddy and glam and a hearty update of Pride and Prejudice’ JESSIE BURTON, author of The Miniaturist Liz and Jane Bennet are good daughters. Why do you think Curtis Sit- tenfeld chose to conclude the novel with her? How does the choice change your perspective on preceding events?ġ0.‘This is Pride and Prejudice 2.0 and I must confess, I liked it more than the original’ STYLIST The novel closes with Mary’s perspective. If you’ve read Pride and Prejudice, do you think it is a feminist novel? Isĩ.

There’s no shame in devoting yourself to another person, as long as he devotes himself to you in return.” Do you agree or disagree with this sentiment?Ĩ. 305, Kathy de Bourgh tells Liz, “There’s a belief that to take care of someone else, or to let someone else take care of you-that both are inher- ently unfeminist. What do you think the novel has to say about reality TV? Would you go on a show like Eligible?ħ.

The title Eligible comes from the fictional reality television show Chip Bingley appears on. Bennet’s concern over her daughters’ remaining unmarried into their late thirties is common, or is this an outdated perspective?Ħ. To what extent do you think the portrayal of modern courtship and mar- riage in this novel is realistic? Do you think Mrs. What prejudices does Curtis Sittenfeld explore in this adaptation? How do they differ from the prejudices of Austen’s time?ĥ. Were you surprised by Darcy and Liz having “hate sex”? Did it make the novel more or less enjoyable for you?Ĥ. Which of the sisters do you most identify with, and why? Did that change at all over the course of the novel?ģ. Why is this story such a timeless favorite?Ģ. Eligible is a modern adaptation of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen.

Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld