Pride and Prejudice the girls marry well in order to support the others upon his death. Jane Austen's opening line, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife", is a sentence filled with irony and playfulness. The novel revolves around the importance of marrying for love, not simply for money, despite the social pressures to make a good (i.e., wealthy) match. "Pride and Prejudice" has long fascinated readers, consistently appearing near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among both literary scholars and the general public. It has
A Good Year (novel) A Good Year (novel) A Good Year is a 2004 novel by English writer Peter Mayle, author of "A Year in Provence" and "Chasing Cézanne". The story follows Max Skinner, a London stockbroker, who loses his job before finding out that he inherited a vineyard in France from his late uncle Henry. Max Skinner is a moderately successful trader in a City finance house. After spending several months compiling a lucrative trade contract, only to have it taken over by his immediate superior, he resigns, losing his car, income, and expected bonus, leaving him with considerable debts. The same day