Our next book discussion at the Tipp City Public Library will be Monday July 28th at 7 pm. Second in our discussion of Jane Austen's novels will be Sense and Sensibility. A tale of two sisters in regency England who have their hearts set on affection of certain beaux who are very attentive and then the magic is lost and these two sisters deal with the disappointments in different ways as to their own personalities. Marianne is open with her feeling, very emotional and high strung. Her older sister is much more sensible, even if she is broken-hearted, she hides it well. Always a little humor is found in Jane Austen, the opening lines follow the brother as he contemplates how to look after his step sisters and step mother after the death of his father. In appearing to be generous he is soon talked out of his original benevolence as his wife uses her influence to keep the money to herself. Another form of the humor is found in the ridiculous manners of the well-meaning friends in their new neighborhood.
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