Story about The Jane Austen Book Club / 奥斯汀书会 / 我们都是奥斯汀迷 / 简·奥斯丁书友会
Six Californian start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationhips --...
Six Californian start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationhips -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century verion of her novels.
Explores Austen's adage that general incivility is at love's essence. Sylvia's husband dumps her for another woman, so Bernadette and Jocelyn organize a book club to distract her. They recruit Sylvia's daughter Allegra; Prudie, a young teacher whose marriage may be on the rocks; and Grigg, a sci-fi fan who join out of attraction to Jocelyn. The six read and discuss one Austen novel per month. Jocelyn tries to interest Grigg in Sylvia; Allegra falls in love with a woman she meets skydiving; Prudie contemplates an affair with a student; Sylvia's ex keeps popping up. In the discussion, character reveal themselves in their comments. By the end, are truths univerally acknowledged?
