The Semi-Attached Couple; [&, the Semi-Detached House]

by Emily Eden

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385272170
• ISBN13: 9780385272179
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Dial Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Perfect for a Sunday Afternoon Read

While others have compared Emily Eden to Jane Austen, Eden's character development and plot are clearly not up to Austen's brilliant writing standards. These simple morality tales/romances make enjoyable fiction, without being heavy, philosophical, or brilliantly written. However, these delightful stories are sweet and fluffy, perfect for a light read!

Light and sparkling

In The Semi-attached Couple, a very young Lady Helen marries handsome, rich Lord Teviot. She loves, but does not comprehend him; he loves, but does not comprehend her; a series of misunderstandings and jealousies threaten their happiness. The Semi-Detached House follows the lives and loves of two families living side by side in (you guessed it) a semi-detached house. Young, lively Lady Blanche moves into the house to await her confinement, while her beloved husband is abroad on a diplomatic mission. She dreads meeting the family next door, whom she imagines will be low and vulgar; but she is soon enchanted by the Hopkinsons, a family which includes two pleasing daughters near her own age, and strikes up a warm friendship with them. These two short novels display a charming and witty style which has something of the flavor of Jane Austen, though falling short of Austen's works in plotting and characterization. Fun reading for any Austen fan.

More Novels for Jane Austen Fans

These two novels read like lost manuscripts of Jane Austen's. They are the stories of two early 19th century romances -- one involving an already-married couple, the other involving a pair of potential mates -- that show the same level of sophisticated observation of human nature that Austen aficionados love. But, you haven't re-read them over and over, unlike "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma", or "Sense and Sensibility". They are a must for any Austen-holic