I'm so glad that someone agrees with me about what you find if you read in between the lines of this oh-so-charming story:
"None of this is as sentimental as my summary has made it sound. Elizabeth von Arnim’s prose is textured with a dry and sometimes even acerbic wit, and her principle theme is a satirical questioning of the social order, underscored by her feminist tendencies and a skeptical view of the institution of marriage."
It's easy to see the ending of this book as happy, but I think it more reflects the author's belief that self-delusion is a prerequisite for love. Which is not to say that the book isn't charming and wonderful and funny. It's all of those things. Yes, I'm biased, as we publish it as part of our classics series. Thanks for reminding people that there's a book behind the movie version.
I'm so glad that someone
I'm so glad that someone agrees with me about what you find if you read in between the lines of this oh-so-charming story:
"None of this is as sentimental as my summary has made it sound. Elizabeth von Arnim’s prose is textured with a dry and sometimes even acerbic wit, and her principle theme is a satirical questioning of the social order, underscored by her feminist tendencies and a skeptical view of the institution of marriage."
It's easy to see the ending of this book as happy, but I think it more reflects the author's belief that self-delusion is a prerequisite for love. Which is not to say that the book isn't charming and wonderful and funny. It's all of those things. Yes, I'm biased, as we publish it as part of our classics series. Thanks for reminding people that there's a book behind the movie version.
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