By the Book is supposed to be a modern version of Jane Austen's Persuasion. It is a delightful tale of love and regret. Anne Corey is an English Professor at a small Liberal Arts college in Southern California. Anne's job depends on her getting tenure and to obtain tenure she needs to complete her book and submitted it to a publisher to be printed. After far too many rejections Anne is desperately afraid she will lose the job that she loves. To add to her anxiety her ex-fiancé Adam Martinez has just been appointed as President of her college. If this isn't enough to upset the apple cart the author adds to the mix renowned author, Richard (Rick) Chasen, who is both handsome and charismatic and is very interested in courting Anne. Though Anne is still very much in love with Adam she thinks he no longer cares about her. Feeling that her chances of renewing her relationship with Adam are hopeless she turns to Rick instead. The author writing technique is superlative. I love the way she has added a number of emails at the end of many of her chapters. Most of the emails are quite funny and definitely add to the story. Ms. Sonneborn character development is especially well done. I really enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading more of her books in the future.
I received this advanced copy and I am freely posting this fair and balanced review
I received this advanced copy and I am freely posting this fair and balanced review