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The Jane Austen Book Club

Karen Joy Fowler (2004)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.1

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

CheatingDivorce

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble Cast

Tropes

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Synopsis

"In California's Central Valley, five women and one man join together to discuss Jane Austen's novels. Over the six months they meet, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable, and love happens." "Dedicated Austen readers will delight in unearthing the echoes of Austen that run through this novel, but many readers will simply enjoy the vision and voice that, despite two centuries of separation, unite two writers of social comedy."--BOOK JACKET.

Is The Jane Austen Book Club appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This contemporary fiction novel about a book club contains adult themes including marital problems, affairs, and relationship struggles, but handles them in a mature, character-driven way without graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include cheating and divorce.

Who'll love this

Adults who love Jane Austen and book clubs will enjoy watching six people navigate love and life while discussing classic novels.

Tags

Contemporary FictionBook Club FictionLiterary Fiction