{"product_id":"jane-austen-in-boca-paperback","title":"Jane Austen in Boca - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Marantz Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a nice Jewish widower must be in want of a wife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJane Austen centered her classic novels around \"three or four families in a country village.\" So does Paula Marantz Cohen in this witty twist on Pride and Prejudice---except this time the \"village\" is Boca Raton, Florida. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEligible men are scarce in Boca. When good-hearted meddler Carol Newman learns that the wealthy and personable Norman Grafstein has lost his wife, she resolves to marry him off to her lonely mother-in-law, May. Even May's sharp-tongued friend Flo approves of Norman---although Norman's best friend Stan, a cynical professor, keeps getting under Flo's skin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill May and Norman eventually find happiness? Will Flo succumb to the charms of the suavely cosmopolitan Mel Shirmer? Misunderstandings abound until love conquers both pride and prejudice in this perceptive, engaging comedy of manners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplications and misunderstandings abound in this romantic and perceptive comedy of manners.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Marantz Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of English at Drexel University in Philadelphia. She lives in Moorestown, New Jersey, and her in-laws live in Boca Raton, Florida. Her previous non-fiction books include \u003ci\u003eSilent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Daughter as Reader: Encounters Between Literature and Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eJane Austen in Boca\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758566310176,"sku":"9780312319755","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fc32dd69d17616d2b5cf0ea22ebd1ad6_37bda991-de02-4cf2-9217-c77eaf695a92.webp?v=1780129390","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jane-austen-in-boca-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}