By the Book
An English professor struggling for tenure discovers that her ex fianc has just become the president of her college and her new boss in this whip smart modern retelling of Jane Austen s classic Persuasion.Anne Corey is about to get schooled.An English professor in California, she s determined to score a position on the coveted tenure track at her college All she s got to do is get a book deal, snag a promotion, and boomShe s in But then Adam Martinez her first love and ex fianc shows up as the college s new president.Anne should be able to keep herself distracted After all, she s got a book to write, an aging father to take care of, and a new romance developing with the college s insanely hot writer in residence But no matter where she turns, there s Adam, as smart and sexy as ever As the school year advances and her long buried feelings begin to resurface, Anne begins to wonder whether she just might get a second chance at love.Funny, smart, and full of heart, this modern ode to Jane Austen s classic explores what happens when we run into the demons of our pastand when they turn out not to be so bad, after all. New Download Kindle ePUB By the Book author Julia Sonneborn – kino-fada.fr By the Book by Julia Sonneborn is a 2018 Gallery Books publication A splendid, modern day version of Jane Austen s Persuasion Anne Corey is trying to make tenure, write a book, and care for her father, with whom she has a tenuous relationship All this is enough to keep Anne occupied, along with the exploits of her best friend, Larry But, life throws Anne another unexpected curve ball when she learns her former fianc , Adam, has been named president of her college Despite the awkwardness o By the Book by Julia Sonneborn is a 2018 Gallery Books publication A splendid, modern day version of Jane Austen s Persuasion Anne Corey is trying to make tenure, write a book, and care for her father, with whom she has a tenuous relationship All this is enough to keep Anne occupied, along with the exploits of her best friend, Larry But, life throws Anne another unexpected curve ball when she learns her former fianc , Adam, has been named president of her college Despite the awkwardness of running into Adam from time to time, Anne has thrown herself into a torrid affair with a famous writer who has ...Jane Austen s Persuasion is rather loosely translated into a light contemporary romance, set among the faculty of Fairfax, a small California liberal arts college Anne Corey, a 32 year old English professor trying to get tenure, has to deal with Adam Martinez, her ex fianc from over ten years ago, becoming the president of the college Rather than having one good heart to heart talk with him, view spoiler which would...Super cute and fun for a summer book club read The paperback contains book club discussion questions at the end too By the Book is about college professor, Anne Corey, who while working towards tenure learns that her new university president is her ex fiance from a decade ago Of course he is successful and looking dreamy as ever while Anne is still working towards job security and can t even pay her overdue library fees Oh, and there is also a handsome, charming new professor who is wooing An Super cute and fun for a summer book club read The paperback contains book club discussion questions at the end too By the Book is about college professor, Anne Corey, who while working towards tenure learns that her new university president is her ex fiance from a decade ago Of course he is successful and looking dreamy as ever while Anne is still working towards job security and can t even pay her overdue library fees Oh, and there is also a handsome, charming new professor who is wooing Anne What the heck is she going to do Well, read and find out.I took this book with me on vacation and its a perfect beach pool read For 362 pages, it was a quick read I whipped through it in two days.It s a retelling of sorts of Jane Austen s Persuasion Having not read Persuasion, I just went into the story looking to be entertained And the book did just that It was adorable, I quite liked it It s one of those stories that brightens your mood perfect to read on a sun...As I get older, I have come to love Jane Austen s PersuasionandIt is the book of her adulthood and the Autumn of her life, as she died much too young at 41 Just think of the works stolen from us if she had lived to be old.By the Book is a modern update of the classic book It is well written and engaging and succeeds in paying homage to Persuasion, love of books and learning It is a modern love story with a heroine whose life hasn t turned out well She is stuck, in her early thir As I get older, I have come to love Jane Austen s PersuasionandIt is the book of her adulthood and the Autumn of her life, as she died much too young at 41 Just think of the works stolen from us if she had lived to be old.By the Book is a modern update of the classic book It is well written and engaging and succeeds in paying homage ...By the Book is a loose, modern retelling of Persuasion by Jane Austen, and for the most part, I enjoyed it quite a lot There were a lot of insights into professorship tenure track which I find really interesting I really liked Anne, the heroine She s a struggling professor who just want to get tenure at the liberal college she teaches at and pay off her college loans The problem was the path to tenureship isn t as easy as Anne would ve liked to be For one, she needs to be published before t By the Book is a loose, modern retelling of Persuasion by Jane Austen, and for the most part, I enjoyed it quite a lot There were a lot of insights into professorship tenure track which I find really interesting I really liked Anne, the heroine She s a struggling professor who just want to get tenure at the liberal college she teaches at and pay off her college loans The problem was the path to tenureship ...What a refreshing story I have to admit I have never been one to read many of the classics I know that s a horrible thing to say Other than what has been assigned in school, which I probably wouldn t remember anyway, I am not one to delve into the flowery romance and poetic writings from the Masters.So the fact that the story is based on a classic really didn t matter to me What does matter to me is what this author brings to the table How the story makes me feel during t What a refreshing story I have to admit I have never been one to read many of the classics I know that s a horrible thing to say Other than what has been assigned in school, which I probably wouldn t remember anyway, I am not one to delve into the flowery romance and poetic writings from the Masters.So the fact that the story is based on a classic really didn t matter to me What does matter to me is what this author brings to the table How the story makes me feel during the reading and after I m finished.I can completely say that this is a delightful, clean romance, full of the realities of life and the hope of a happy future You will fall in love with the warm writing that wraps aro...5My reviews and maybe some other random thoughts can also be seen at ____________________________________________________________After a highly disappointing read The Beloveds , I was THRILLED to read By the Book It made me laugh out loud so much, and it was just generally a very feel good, entertaining story And of course, I am completely obsessed with the cover It is so bloody gorgeous A modern retelling of Jane Austen s Persusi n, By the 5My reviews and maybe some other random thoughts can also be seen at ____________________________________________________________After a highly disappointing read The Beloveds , I was THRILLED to read By the Book It made me laugh out loud so much, and it was just generally a very feel good, entertaining story And of course, I am completely obsessed with the cover It is so bloody gorgeous A modern retelling of Jane Austen s Persusi n, By the Book centers on Anne Corey who is an English professor trying to be granted tenure at the college she is working at All of a sudden her ex fiance becomes president of the co...I m so torn on this book because 1 That cover is absolutely what made me download it and isn t it adorable and 2 Second chance love stories are my jam this one just fell kind of short for a couple of reasons This is touted as a modern retelling of Jane Austen s Persuasion which to be honest and don t yell at me, I ve admitted this before I have never read Classics really aren t my thing and I can t pinpoint why, but I ll read retellings for days In By The Book, Anne Corey is an English I m so torn on this book because 1 That cover is absolutely what made me download it and isn t it adorable and 2 Second chance love stories are my jam this one just fell kind of short for a couple of reasons This is touted as a modern retelling of Jane Austen s Persuasion which to be honest and don t yell at me, I ve admitted this before I have never read Classics really aren t my thing and I can t pinpoint why, but I ll read retellings for d...By the Book by Julia Sonneborn is an absolute delight to read A modern re telling of Jane Austen s Persuasion, By the Book follows the life of Anne Corey, English Literature professor at a local college Anne is trying to get her book published so she can secure tenure when she finds out the new president of the college is none other than he ex fiancee from 10 years the devastatingly handsome Adam Martinez She is also dealing with an overbearing sister and a father in a nursing home Her best By the Book by Julia Sonneborn is an absolute delight to read A modern re telling of Jane Austen s Persuasion, By the Book follows the life of Anne Corey, English Literature professor at a local college Anne is trying to get her book published so she can secure tenure when she finds out the new president of the college is none other than he ex fiancee from 10 years the devastatingly handsome Adam Martinez She is also dealing with an overbearing sister and a father in a nursing...I LOVED this loosely based modern take on Jane Austen s Persuasion This was a sweet and fun second chance novel that made me smile I really liked the characters especially gay best friend and side kick, L...
- English
- 11 September 2018 Julia Sonneborn
- Paperback
- 384 pages
- 1501175181
- Julia Sonneborn
- By the Book