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Pride, Prejudice or Presumption: Adapting Jane Austen

One has to wonder: If Jane Austen were alive today, would "Pride and Prejudice" be set in Florida? Would there be a sequel about the lives and loves of the Darcy offspring? Would she create a series of books with herself as a sleuth? Probably not. But if you have a dog-eared copy of "Pride and Prejudice" beside your bed, you might get a kick out of some of these sequels, prequels and spin-offs that have been published recently. The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler Set in contemporary California, this comedy of manners is about a book group intent on reacquainting themselves with the literature of Jane Austen. Mr. Darcy's Daughters by Elizabeth Ashton Like her mother, Elizabeth has five daughters, and each has as much spirit and vivacity as her various aunts. Jane Austen in Boca by Paula Marantz Cohen Jewish matrons stand in for the Bennet sisters in this modern retelling of P&P set in a Florida retirement community. Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Fieldby Melissa Nathan P&P set in a London TV production. Presumption: An Entertainment by Julia Barrett Darcy's sister, Georiana, makes her own mistakes in choosing a suitor in this sequel to P&P. Letters from Pemberley by Jane Dawkins Elizabeth's letters after her marriage to Darcy. Pemberley : Or Pride & Prejudice Continued by Emma Tennant More variation on the same theme. An Assembly Such as This (Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman: Book 1) by Pamela Aidan The new twist, this one looks at the world of P&P from Darcy's perspective. Consequence: Or Whatever Became of Charlotte Lucas by Elizabeth Newark How did Charlotte manage in her marriage to Mr. Collins? Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor : Being the First Jane Austen Mystery by Stephanie Barron First in a series of mysteries in which Jane herself acts as detective.

Forthcoming Titles

FICTION Eventide by Kent Haruf Two brothers with big hearts, the Colorado landscape and a town full of characters are the backbone of this story, a continuation of the author's previous bestselling novel Plainsong. A Song I Knew By Heart by Brett Lott After the tragic death of Mahlon, his mother Naomi and his wife Ruth decide to cope with their grief by moving from their homes in New England to South Carolina. Inspired by the biblical story of Ruth. The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason Two Princeton students work to crack the code of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, a rare Renaissance manuscript, despite the dangers involved. NON-FICTION Truth & Beauty: a Friendship by Ann Patchett A memoir about the friendship between two women writers, Ann Patchett (Bel Canto) and Lucy Grealy (Autobiography of a Face). Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America by Steve Almond A humorous and informative account of the author's obsession with candy.

On Display This Month

Don't miss these displays in the library this month: Take a Hike (hiking and walking) Crime Classics Mothers in Fiction Your Bloomers Are Showing (flower gardening) Authors on display: Thomas Pynchon Studs Terkel Dashiell Hammett And on our mini-display next to the rental books: One Flew Over the Couscous Nest (Cooking with grains)

Literary Events This Month

@ the Library This Month Monday, May 3, 1:00 pm Monday Afternoon Book Discussion GPL Conference Room The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. Monday, May 10, 7:00 pm Monday Evening Book Discussion GPL Conference Room Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Tuesday, May 18 DaVinci Decoded: The Art of Leonardo Maynard Room, 7 PM Art Historian Michelle Mishur will explore the artwork of this great artist including some of the paintings mentioned in Dan Brown's bestseller. Click here to sign up: http://www.glenview.lib.il.us/programform.html or call 847/729-7500 ext. 112. Glenview and Chicagoland Tuesday, May 4, 7:30 pm Stories on Stage: Twisted Hearts Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611. Order your tickets by calling (312) 397-4010. Wednesday, May 5, 7:00 pm Former rocket scientist Homer Hickam, author of October Sky and other books. Pick- Staiger Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston. $30 adults, $20 students. For tickets call (847) 234-1063, exension 201. Thursday, May 20, 2:00 pm Book Talk Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Evanston, Learning to Be an Anthropologist and Remain "Native" by Beatrice Medicine.Information available at: The Mitchell Museum. Saturday, May 22 - Sunday May 23 Midwest Book Hunters Book and Paper Fair Joseph J. Gentile Center, Loyola University, 6525 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago. Admission is $6.00, $4.00 with Student ID. For information call (773) 989-2200. Tuesday, June 8, 7:30 pm Stories on Stage: It's Just Your Imagination Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611. Order your tickets by calling (312) 397-4010. Saturday, June 12 - Friday June 18 Brandeis Used Book Sale Westfield Shoppingtown Old Orchard. For more information call (847) 724-9715, email: rarebook1@aol.com, or online at http://brandeisuse dbooks.org Sunday, June 20 Kurt Vonnegut, "How to Get a Job Like Mine" 3 pm Lecture, 4 pm Reception with the Author Dominican University Center for the Performing Arts, Lund Auditorium, 7900 West Division Street , River Forest , Illinois. Call (847) 353-7143 to order by phone. This is a fundraising event of the Library Community Foundation. Continuing The Chicagoland Nextbook Writers Series The 2003-04 series includes appearances by Amos Oz, Myla Goldberg, and Rebecca Goldstein, as well as dramatic performances of stories by Delmore Schwartz and I.B. Singer. Nextbook Chicagoland is a project of Nextbook, the Chicago Public Library, and the North Suburban Library System. http://www.nextbook.org/localprogra ms/chicago_writersseries.html.