Throughout centuries, one of the greatest ambitions is to find a mate. Austen relates to us a certain English family with five daughters and a conscientious mother who is determined to seek out men for her daughters; and encourages their silliness in flirting. While the oldest two daughters have manners and propriety, the younger three are quite silly: one is so philosophical that no man will ever look at her and the other two are so lacking in manners that they are destined to disgrace the family. In spite of all of this, Austen brings through the idea that those who are proper and seek a mate for love and not just to be married will truly find happiness.
I would recommend this book to anyone who would want to read it. It is written in older English but the language flows so smoothly and beautifully once you get into the rhythm of it. Probably someone who is in middle school could probably read this.
and make sure you watch the A&E version of the movie afterwards :) It's well worth the 5 hours :)
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