Monday, June 9, 2025

Seven books to scratch that "Pride and Prejudice" itch

Brittany K. Allen is a writer and actor living in Brooklyn.

At Lit Hub she tagged seven novels "if you’re craving an Austen-y fix." One title on the list:
Mariam Rahmani, Liquid: A Love Story

With its emphasis on the ruthless economic factors that affect one’s choice of mate, this debut novel scales the rom-com to late capitalist proportions. Here’s a truth universally experienced: a young scholar sets out to marry the richest man she can find. But sensibility gets in the way of good sense.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue