Pride and Prejudice on Social Media: The perfect gift for fans of Jane Austen
By (Author) Sarah Day
By (author) Claire McGowan
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton
29th March 2022
2nd December 2021
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Classic fiction: general and literary
Satirical fiction and parodies
823.92
Hardback
240
Width 136mm, Height 200mm, Spine 22mm
300g
Elizabeth Bennet has politely declined your friend request and asks that you do not slide into her DMs again.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, will probably be verified on social media. The characters of Pride and Prejudice are navigating the same struggles on unfamiliar channels - social media channels, to be precise. When authors Claire McGowan and Sarah Day imagined how 'Pride and Prejudice on Social Media' might look, retelling the story through mocked-up social media posts, their post instantly went viral. Have you ever wondered what Austen's most famous couple might be like if it played out online Well, here is the story in full . . .Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy . . .Claire McGowan is the author of multiple novels in both the crime and women's fiction genres. She also writes for radio and TV, as well as being a popular teacher of creative writing. She grew up in a small village in Ireland, which much like Mr Darcy she did find rather confined and unvarying.
Sarah Day's debut novel, Mussolini's Island, received a 2018 Betty Trask Award and was shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize and the Historical Writers' Association Debut Crown. With a background in science communication, she has worked as a press officer, magazine editor and freelance writer, and was Writer in Residence at Gladstone's Library in 2019. She lives in London.