eligible a modern retelling of pride and prejudice

I'd love to return to Scotland, especially the rural northern parts, as I was mostly just in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Enter Chip Bingley, a handsome new-in-town doctor who recently appeared on the juggernaut reality TV dating show Eligible. I also enjoyed describing Liz Bennet's confusion about how snobby to be about her hometown when she returns there after twenty years in New York.īHT: Have you visited the UK? Have a favorite spot?ĬS: I've been several times, never for long enough. It's located in the Midwest, which is sometimes derogatorily referred to by Americans who live on the coasts as 'flyover country.' But drama can unfold anywhere.

The same could be said of Cincinnati, which happens to be where I grew up. Why did you choose a big city?ĬS: I see the characters in Pride and Prejudice as living in a place not necessarily considered that interesting by outsiders, but their own lives feel rich and complex to them. I aged the sisters to reflect this reality.īHT: Instead of an imaginary village in Hertfordshire, your Bennets reside in Cincinnati. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Wonderfully tender and hilariously funny, Eligible tackles gender, class, courtship, and family as Curtis Sittenfeld reaffirms herself as one of the most dazzling authors writing today. I believe that pressure to marry still exists, especially for women, but it exists at a much later age. Austen's Lizzie was 20 yours is turning 40. BHT: Your Bennet sisters are a little older. Curtis Sittenfeld on Recasting Pride and Prejudice in the Age of Reality TV By Julia Felsenthal ApThe writer Curtis Sittenfeld, author of best-selling novels like Prep and American.

Eligible a modern retelling of pride and prejudice