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Love & Friendship: In Which Jane Austen's Lady Susan Vernon Is Entirely Vindicated Hardcover – May 3, 2016

by Whit Stillman (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (May 3, 2016)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0316294128
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316294126
  • Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1 x 8.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsHaven't even finished reading this book -- but find it ...
By Sharon Kay Stout on May 12, 2016
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Haven't even finished reading this book -- but find it truly remarkable. A new Jane Austen, worthy of the original! Imagine that Mr. Collins undertook to rewrite Pride and Prejudice, attempting to rehabilitate his own reputation and that of Lady Catherine de Bough. That gives you an idea of the approach -- but the language is so lovely and the ironies so delicious! I have been laughing out loud, reading passages to my husband. My plan is to finish the book, re-read Jane Austen's unfinished Lady Susan -- and then return and re-read this one. Then I will press my copy on my most discerning friends ...
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Delightful Gem With Austen's Flare for Wit and Charm
By Amazon Customer on May 19, 2016
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I bowled over laughing after reading every sentence written in this outstanding Austen re-creation! Whit Stillman is at his very best comical self with Love and Friendship, and I can very well imagine his book being applauded the world over for its ingenious and sparkling humor! Lady Susan Vernon is not vindicated at all, and therein lies the intelligent irony of this novel. Austen would be very proud! This book is a must-read for everyone who ever claimed to be a Janeite!
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5.0 out of 5 starsAnother wonderful novel by Whit Stillman
By Nick Smith on May 26, 2016
Format: Hardcover
Whit Stillman is an amazing writer, so it comes as no surprise that he would write an engaging and funny novel. I loved his adaptation of THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO and I loved this adaptation as well. He keeps the spirit of Austen while also adding to it. Stillman is heavily influenced by Austen so he's the perfect person for the job. I loved reading it as it adding to my movie going experience I had with the film. The original novel LADY SUSAN was an epistolary short story, so Stillman had to do some work to get it in the form it's in. He did an excellent job and in doing so has added another Austen novel to the bookshelf and another Stillman novel.

The film is also 5 out of 5 stars for me. It's out now and if you love Jane Austen and or funny comedies, get to the theater and see it.
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4.0 out of 5 starswhich I really enjoyed. I'm a diehard Austen fan and have read ...
By M. G. Anderson on June 3, 2016
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This book wasn't exactly what I expected from reading the previous reviews. If I had to do it over, I'd just go see the movie, which I really enjoyed. I'm a diehard Austen fan and have read many (probably too many) variations and sequels. This one is very clever, but the style was a bit arch for my taste. I enjoyed re-reading the original more. I do like the new ending and think Jane would too if she were alive today. I think I'm mostly irked that I shelled out so much money for an ebook that was really quite short. It included the original Austen, but I could have gotten that for free. The matinee I caught for five bucks was a much better value.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFunny and erudite - but don't let me discourage you from reading it!
By Phillip M. Rose on June 9, 2016
Format: Hardcover
I was led to this book by seeing the trailer for Whit Stillman's recent film, "Love and Friendship". I was skeptical about the whole enterprise of his new film and the subsequent "novelization" of the film. Stillman was unknown to me until that point. I had never read a novelization of a film, nor have I read any re-imaginings or aftermarket cashings-in on classic novels. I am not a big Jane Austen fan, though I admire her mature works. My favorite 19th century novelist is Anthony Trollope. This is all by way of giving you a hint of my initially mistrustful perspective.

I have read dozens of excellent books recently, but this is the first one in years that inspired me to sit down and write a review. I thoroughly enjoyed the author's wit, satire and deep knowledge of Austen's work. The author made a clever choice in the first person narrator of the book: Lady Susan's devoted nephew, Rufus Martin-Colonna de Cesari-Rocca, whose very name should hint at the pretentiousness of the narrator. Martin-Colonna refutes the ungrammatical "slanderous account" written by the "spinster Authoress" of certain episodes in the life of his beloved aunt. Stillman was doubtless inspired by "Memoir of Jane Austen", a postmortem family-authorized biography by the spinster Authoress's devoted nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh.

Martin-Colonna accuses Jane Austen of slandering the picaresque heroine of "...Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsSatire and Humor instead of romance.
By James B. Casey on June 9, 2016
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Clever satire rather than satisfying romance. Lady Susan is a recent widow with a teenage daughter. The widow is widely suspected of clever and immoral machinations designed to snare unsuspecting men (married and otherwise) into matrimony or indiscretions. That she succeeds spectacularly on all fronts despite justifying all of the negative gossip shows the power of marrying an immensely stupid man with 10,000 pounds per year. Readers of any Austen novel should also read Thomas Piketty's CAPITAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY for a better understanding of the importance of money in that era. The average income in Jane Austen's time was some 30 pounds per year. In those days a salary 10 times that in a highly successful profession --- say 300 pounds per year --- afforded a decent existence, but still grinding and uncomfortable without much in the way of carriages, horses, stables, servants, etc.. The only way for a large enough income to afford a "dignified existence" would be to inherit or marry big money (1,000 pounds per year and up). If a clever, adulterous woman succeeds in snaring a fortune, the whole world smiles at her virtue.
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A wonderfully clever re-imagining of Austen’s little-known work, Whit Stillman has set out, through his... Read more

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4.0 out of 5 starsLady Susan by “A Partial, Prejudiced, and Ignorant Historian”

(Note: This review is coming from the perspective of someone who has not yet had the pleasure of seeing the movie, Love and Friendship, but has previously read Jane Austen’s... Read more

Published 7 days ago by Meredith (Austenesque Reviews)
5.0 out of 5 starsEnjoy full!!

Loved the book. Bought the book after watching the movie. Book is always than the movie, but in this case, I enjoyed how they were able to portray the characters in the movie.

Published 1 month ago by Vincent Del-Cid
1.0 out of 5 starsNot a Jane Austen novel....

I was disappointed in this book...I found it hard to follow. I didn't think it was like Jane Austen's writing at all.

Published 1 month ago by KMS
5.0 out of 5 starsA sharp and witty reimagining of Jane Austen’s novella, Lady Susan

Love and Friendship is a sharp and witty reimagining of Jane Austen’s novella, Lady Susan. I love the entire title which is “Love and Friendship: In Which Jane Austen’s Lady... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Laura's Reviews
3.0 out of 5 starsVindicated really?

I find it wonderful that despite the implication that Lady Susan's character can somehow be vindicated by another author's re-casting of the characters and situations Jane Austen... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Amazon Customer
1.0 out of 5 starsRead the real thing!

Please read Jane Austen's original words, instead of this pointless moshup of two of her early short works - Lady Susan, about a magnificently described conniving woman, and Love... Read more

Published 2 months ago by M. Hoyt

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