Eligible

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

This is Pride and Prejudice 2.0 and I must confess, I liked it more than the original STYLIST

Bold and brilliant GLAMOUR

'Sheer joy Giddy and glam and a hearty update of Pride and Prejudice JESSIE BURTON, author of The Miniaturist
Liz and Jane Bennet are good daughters. Theyve come home to suburban Cincinnati to get their mother to stop feeding their father steak as he recovers from heart surgery, to tidy up the crumbling Tudor-style family home, and to wrench their three sisters from their various states of arrested development.

Once they are under the same roof, old patterns return fast. Soon they are being berated for their single status and for two successful women in their late thirties, it really is too much to bear. That is, until the Lucas familys BBQ throws them in the way of some eligible single men . . .

In this dazzling, heart-warming read, the much-loved classic Pride and Prejudice is catapulted into our modern world, singing out with hilarity and truth.
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Praise for ELIGIBLE:

If there exists a more perfect pairing than Curtis Sittenfeld and Jane Austen, we dare you to find it Elle

These days, if Curtis Sittenfeld writes it, I read it Judy Blume

Eligible has all the charm, wit and romance of Pride & Prejudicean absolute delight Red

Dazzling Woman and Home

Such a feast of a book Nigella Lawson

Not since Clueless, has Austen been so delightedly interpreted New York Times

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Praise for ELIGIBLE:

A masterpiece I found Eligible so relevant and relatable. Whether or not youre an Austen fan, youll adore this version: This is Pride and Prejudice 2.0 and I must confess, I liked it more than the original. There I said it Stylist

These days, if Curtis Sittenfeld writes it, I read it Judy Blume

If there exists a more perfect pairing than Curtis Sittenfeld and Jane Austen, we dare you to find it Elle

Bold and brilliant Sittenfelds prose is so witty and sparkling that she keeps you entranced from first page to last Glamour

Eligible has all the charm, wit and romance of Pride & Prejudice and also takes these characters who are such a stalwart feature of our literary landscape and treats them with such affection and humour, that I defy anyone not to find Eligible an absolute delight Red

Dazzling Woman and Home

Fizzy and Funny Psychologies

Such a feast of a book Nigella Lawson

Three cheers for Curtis Sittenfeld and her astute, sharp and ebullient anthropological interest in the human condition not since Clueless, which transported Emma to Beverly Hills, has Austen been so delightedly interpreted The New York Times

An enjoyably light-hearted romp Financial Times

Hilarious and endearing family drama Kirkus Reviews

Effortlessly entertaining and delightfully readable National

A delightful romp for not only Austen devotees but also lovers of romantic comedies and sly satire, as well . . . Bestselling Sittenfeld plus Jane Austen What more could mainstream fiction readers ask for Booklist

Sittenfeld adeptly updates and channels Austens narrative voicethe book is full of smart observations on gender and money. . . . A clever retelling of an old-fashioned favourite Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Curtis Sittenfeld is the bestselling author of the novels Prep, The Man of My Dreams, American Wife, and Sisterland, which have been translated into twenty-five languages. Her nonfiction has been published widely, including in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, Vanity Fair, and Glamour and broadcast on public radios This American Life. A native of Cincinnati, she currently lives with her family in St. Louis.