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Sense and Sensibility

by Linda M. Jennings, Jane Austen
RM33.13 MYR RM18.24 MYR 45% off
RM16.42 MYR Thryft Club Member Price
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility

Regency era romance meets sisterly divergence.

If you’re drawn to classics that delve into societal nuances and the complexities of love, "Sense and Sensibility" is an essential read. Jane Austen artfully explores the contrasting temperaments and romantic trials of the Dashwood sisters, offering a compelling look at their quests for love amid restrictive social mores. The journey of Elinor and Marianne, with its heartache and eventual joy, encapsulates the enduring truth that balancing sense with sensibility is a path to happiness.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Sense and Sensibility

by Linda M. Jennings, Jane Austen
RM33.13 MYR RM18.24 MYR 45% off
RM16.42 MYR Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9780140378504
Authors: Linda M. Jennings, Jane Austen
Publisher: Puffin
Date of Publication: 1996-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Classics, Historical Romance, Feminism, Contemporary Romance
Goodreads rating: 4.08
(rated by 1185986 readers)

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Though not the first novel she wrote, Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister. Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well
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Regency era romance meets sisterly divergence.

If you’re drawn to classics that delve into societal nuances and the complexities of love, "Sense and Sensibility" is an essential read. Jane Austen artfully explores the contrasting temperaments and romantic trials of the Dashwood sisters, offering a compelling look at their quests for love amid restrictive social mores. The journey of Elinor and Marianne, with its heartache and eventual joy, encapsulates the enduring truth that balancing sense with sensibility is a path to happiness.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.