Sinead Murphy The Jane Austen Rules

Annotation

A whip-smart young critic makes a sharp critique of modern dating guides, presenting Jane Austen's books as the antidote. The feminist philosopher Sinead Murphy was appalled to discover the advice given by the million-copy selling dating book The Rules, which teaches women about "capturing the heart of Mr Right". Instead, she suggests that the novels of Jane Austen, with their precise and eloquent prose, are the best antidote to The Rules, and can offer much better advice to modern women today. In The Jane Austen Rules Murphy argues that the answer to every romantic dilemma can be found in the novels of Jane Austen - and proves it with examples from all of Austen s best-loved books. Ranging from Pride and Prejudice to Mansfield Park, Murphy has written a dating guide like no other. Not only does she deliver clear-eyed wisdom that is as witty as it is true, but she provides the reader with a new way of reading Austen's novels, allowing us to enjoy them with renewed interest and admiration.