pride prejudice and other flavors by sonali dev

This year we have three new novels: Unmarriageable, by Soniah Kamal set in 2000 in Pakistan Ayesha at Last, by Uzma Jalaluddin in which Darcy and Lizzy are transported to contemporary Canada featuring Muslim characters and Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors, which after this long and winding introduction is the book I will discuss today.Īnother contemporary retelling, PPAOF is set in the “bay area” of San Francisco, California.

Last year we had Pride, by Ibi Zoboi, a contemporary retelling of Austen’s classic hate/love romance set in Brooklyn, NY featuring an all-black cast of characters. Recently we are in a retelling cycle-all presented with an ethnic twist. Since Tennant’s Austenesque-trek to boldly go where no author dared to go, there have been hundreds, possibly thousands, of Pride and Prejudice prequels, sequels, continuations, and inspired by books. One recent Amazon reviewer called it “a real nightmare.” Ouch! You can read my detailed review of Pemberley from 2013, or read it and decide for yourself.

It received a tepid reception from critics and the public. At this point, there were very few Austen-inspired books in print and readers did not know what to expect. Published in 1993, the author was forging virgin territory. It was one of the first P&P inspired novels that I read way back in 2002. I was feeling nostalgic after looking at my “to be read” pile of new Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice retellings that have or will hit bookstores this year. Recently I pulled Pemberley, or Pride and Prejudice Continued, by Emma Tennant off my bookshelf.

Pride prejudice and other flavors by sonali dev