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Flawed heroine's growth in matchmaking mishaps.
Emma might feel like looking into a mirror, not because you're necessarily like her, but because her story is a vibrant mix of misjudgment and personal growth that we all can relate to in some way. You'd enjoy it because Austen has a knack for creating characters that are timeless in their quirks and predicaments, making their journey through social faux pas and emotional development feel both amusing and gratifying. Emma's path to self-discovery is a classic tale that never gets old.
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ISBN: 9780140620108
Authors:
Jane Austen
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 1994-01-25
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.05
(rated by 875120 readers)
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Emma is the culmination of Jane Austen's genius, a sparkling comedy of love and marriage. Emma Woodhouse is introduced to us as 'handsome, clever and rich' and, according to Jane Austen, a heroine 'which no one but myself would like'. Yet such is Emma's spirited wit that, despite her superior airs and egotism, few readers have failed to succumb to her charm. The comedy turns on Emma's self-appointed role as energetic match-maker for her sweet, silly friend Harriet. Emma herself, meanwhile, is confidently immune to the charms of the male sex. Her emotional coming of age is woven into what Ronald Blythe has called 'the happiest of love stories, the most fiendishly difficult of detective stories and a matchless repository of English wit'.
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Flawed heroine's growth in matchmaking mishaps.
Emma might feel like looking into a mirror, not because you're necessarily like her, but because her story is a vibrant mix of misjudgment and personal growth that we all can relate to in some way. You'd enjoy it because Austen has a knack for creating characters that are timeless in their quirks and predicaments, making their journey through social faux pas and emotional development feel both amusing and gratifying. Emma's path to self-discovery is a classic tale that never gets old.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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