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Can anyone recommend the Jane Austen book

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leafygarden42 · 24/07/2021 20:18

that would be most suitable for a 57 year old to read (or re-read)?

Weird question - I know. But I tried reading Jane Austen in my 20s and really didn't 'get it'. However in my 30s - something clicked, and I read lots of them ie Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, etc.

Fortunately (or unfortunately) - I'm a bit thick, and forget the plots of books etc although I read a lot. I'm wondering which Jane Austen book I would appreciate the most from an older person's view point - if that makes sense?!

Open to suggestions here from those more versed in Jane Austen. And as an aside - what's your favourite Dickens? (Mine is Bleak House)

This post is fuelled by 1/2 bottle of red wine with dinner, as it is Saturday....

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Philandbill · 05/08/2021 18:41

Another vote for Persuasion. Best of her books by far.

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