| The Family Fortune Contributor(s): Horowitz, Laurie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060875275 ISBN-13: 9780060875275 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: It's the turn of the century--the 21st--and times are tough for the Fortunes, comprised of "divinely dysfunctional contemporary characters who could have stepped from a Jane Austen novel" (Mary Kay Andrews, author of "Hissy Fit"). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - Contemporary - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Family Life - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.36" W x 8.02" (0.59 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jane Austen in Boston: a modern retelling of Persuasion in which the sensible daughter of a flighty Brahmin family finds love against all odds Jane Fortune's fortunes have taken a downturn. Thanks to the profligate habits of her father and older sister, the family's money has evaporated and Jane has to move out of the only home she's ever known: a stately brick town house on Boston's prestigious Beacon Hill. Thirty-eight and terminally single, Jane has never pursued idle pleasures like her sibling and father. Instead, she has devoted her time to running the Fortune Family Foundation, a revered philanthropic institution that has helped spark the careers of many a budding writer, including Max Wellman, Jane's first--and only--love. Now Jane has lost her luster. Max, meanwhile, has become a bestselling novelist and a renowned literary lothario. But change is afoot. And in the process of saving her family and reigniting the flames of true love, Jane might just find herself becoming the woman she was always meant to be. |
Contributor Bio(s): Horowitz, Laurie: - Laurie Horowitz began her career as a lawyer in suburban Boston before moving to California, where she became an agent at Creative Artists Agency. She now divides her time between Santa Monica, California, and the Bitterroot Valley in Montana. |