Pride and Prejudice

Mrs Bennet has five daughters, no sons, and an estate that will pass to a cousin the moment her husband dies. The clock is ticking and the neighbourhood has just acquired a wealthy young bachelor. What follows is one of the sharpest, funniest, and most quietly devastating novels ever written about marriage, money, and the difference between what people say and what they actually mean. Elizabeth Bennet thinks she is a good judge of character. She is wrong about almost everyone, including herself. Jane Austen makes sure you love her anyway.