By the Book: A Book Club Recommendation!

by Julia Sonneborn

Book Overview

An English professor struggling for tenure discovers that her ex-fianc has just become the president of her college--and her new boss--in this whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen's classic Persuasion.

Anne Corey is about to get schooled.

An English professor in California, she's determined to score a position on the coveted tenure track at her college. All she's got to do is get a book deal, snag a promotion, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501175181
• ISBN13: 9781501175183
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Fun and Enjoyable Read

4 Stars: I have never read Persuasion (ducks as books are thrown). I have read very few classics and can’t seem to ever get into them. So when I heard this was a retelling of Persuasion I just shrugged. I don’t know if that made me enjoy the book more because my expectations were different than Persuasion fans. But I enjoyed this book. It was light. It was fluffy. It was cute. But not full of ridiculous romantic gestures. I liked the book for what it was supposed to be– fun and more like a romcom than serious literary fiction. I enjoyed the characters and Anne is a woman I could be friends with. This book gave a great look into what it is like trying to become published and receiving tenure as a professor. For me, that made the novel even better. By the Book, to me, seems like a book lovers book as well. Just the reference to many “literary things” made me smile. Would recommend for those who want a fun read!