{"product_id":"the-other-bennet-sister-a-novel-by-janice-hadlow","title":"The Other Bennet Sister: A Novel by Janice Hadlow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ant-tabs ant-tabs-top ant-tabs-small ant-tabs-card itemTabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ant-tabs-content-holder\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ant-tabs-content ant-tabs-content-top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby=\"rc-tabs-27-tab-description\" id=\"rc-tabs-27-panel-description\" class=\"ant-tabs-tabpane ant-tabs-tabpane-active\" aria-hidden=\"false\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html htmlcolor bm-lnkin-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoon to be a series from BBC One!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, AND\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary, the bookish ugly duckling of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e’s five Bennet sisters, emerges from the shadows and transforms into a desired woman with choices of her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhat if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of Janice Hadlow's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other Bennet Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Jane Austen fans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUltimately, Mary’s journey is like that taken by every Austen heroine. She learns that she can only expect joy when she has accepted who she really is. She must throw off the false expectations and wrong ideas that have combined to obscure her true nature and prevented her from what makes her happy. Only when she undergoes this evolution does she have a chance at finding fulfillment; only then does she have the clarity to recognize her partner when he presents himself—and only at that moment is she genuinely worthy of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary’s destiny diverges from that of her sisters. It does not involve broad acres or landed gentry. But it does include a man; and, as in all Austen novels, Mary must decide whether he is the truly the one for her. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other Bennet Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary is a fully rounded character—complex, conflicted, and often uncertain; but also vulnerable, supremely sympathetic, and ultimately the protagonist of an uncommonly satisfying debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAWARDS\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• 2020 Library Journal Best Books of the Year long-listed\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• 2020 Christian Science Monitor Best Books of the Year long-listed\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nottawa Cottage Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43881925705815,"sku":"9781250787620","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/6488\/2007\/files\/TBMBookmanagerImage_20_32f6a9a5-e4f2-45f5-8f18-1ee5fdd9524b.jpg?v=1779460738","url":"https:\/\/nottawacottagebookstore.ca\/products\/the-other-bennet-sister-a-novel-by-janice-hadlow","provider":"Nottawa Cottage Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}