A-Z Wednesday

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This weeks letter is: M

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Book Description:

Mansfield Park is about money and marriage, and how strongly they affect each other.

From this perplexing novel's sharply satiric opening sentence, Jane Austen castigates the materialism fundamental to her society: "About thirty years ago, Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the county of Northampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet's lady, with all the comforts and consequences of a handsome house and large income."

Shy, fragile Fanny Price is the consummate "poor relation." Sent to live with her wealthy uncle Thomas, she clashes with his spoiled, selfish daughters and falls in love with his son. Their lives are further complicated by the arrival of a pair of witty, sophisticated Londoners, whose flair for flirtation collides with the quiet, conservative country ways of Mansfield Park.

Written a decade after her previous novel, Mansfield Park retains Austen's familiar compassion and humor but offers a far more complex exploration of moral choices and their emotional consequences.

My thoughts:
I have not read Mansfield Park, but after reading the book description I think I may have to move up on my TBR list. I have enjoyed all of Jane Austen's books I've read so far and don't see myself being disappointed.