Friends of the Library Book Club - Central

Thursday, February 23, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Arlington Central Library, Maple Tree Room (map)
The Friends of the Library Thursday Morning Book Discussion Group will meet in the 1st Floor Maple Tree room.

This month the book discussed will be Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

In nineteenth-century England, sisters Elinor and Marianne are drawn into unhappy romances despite the cool judgment of the one and the emotional intensity of the other. Reissue.In nineteenth-century England, two sisters are drawn into unhappy romances despite the cool judgement of one and the emotional intensity of the other. In 1811, Jane Austen's first published work, Sense and Sensibility , marked the debut of England's premier novelist of manners. Believing that 3 or 4 families in a country village is the very thing to work on,  she created a brilliant tragicomedy of flirtation and folly. Romantic walks through lush Devonshire and genteel dinner parties at a stately manor draw two pretty sisters into the schemes and manipulations of landed gentry determined to marry wisely and well. Neither sense nor sensibility can guarantee happiness for either as romantic Marianne falls prey to a dangerous rascal, and reasonable Elinor loses her heart to a gentleman already engaged. Wonderfully entertaining yet subtle and probing in its characterizations, Sense and Sensibility richly displays the supreme artistry of a great English novelist.

For more information contact Lenee Fry at 703-228-7689.