Emma of 83rd Street
A contemporary retelling of Jane Austen's Emma
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Narrated by:
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Brittany Pressley
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Teddy Hamilton
About this listen
In this acclaimed novel, Jane Austen’s Emma meets the misadventures of Manhattan’s modern dating scene as two lifelong neighbours discover that, in the search for love, sometimes you don’t have to look any further than your own backyard.
Charming and clever Emma Woodhouse is used to getting her way. She’s content living in her tight-knit Upper East Side neighbourhood, maintaining perfect grades at university and keeping an eye on her lonely father. And when her budding matchmaking hobby results in her sister’s marriage, she knows she’s on to something. If only George Knightley, her annoying neighbour and childhood friend, would get out of her way.
George is only too happy to point out Emma's flaws. Is she spoilt? Maybe a little. Does she insert herself into other people’s business? Only sometimes. Emma has the best of intentions, though – she just wants everyone around her to be happy, even as she focuses on completing her graduate degree and finding her own place in the world. But will anyone ever take her seriously?
As Emma’s schemes collide with nearly everyone around them, Emma and George come toe to toe. But they slowly begin to realise that there might be more to the person they’ve known their entire life ... and that, sometimes, the best matches come from the most unexpected places.
Critic Reviews
‘Delightfully modern and compulsively readable, Emma of 83rd Street made my Clueless-loving heart sing—a knockout debut!’ (Angie Hockman, author of Shipped)
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- Janeite
- 29-12-2023
A modernisation that faithfully and delightfully retells Emma
Too many Emma variations remove Emma's flaws or fail to recognise the significance of her relationship with her father. This modernisation does a fantastic job of keeping the heart of Austen's characters and plot, whilst also updating the themes and behaviours. I especially enjoy any variation that successfully includes a male POV and Knightley is as angst ridden and dumb (about romance) as is hinted in Austen's original. I adore Austen's novel Emma and am glad that the author clearly feels similarly. Performances are also excellent.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-08-2024
Fantastic listen!!
Loved everything about this book, from the story to the narrators. Will definitely be reading the next in the series!
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