A Modern Day Sense and Sensibility

Author: Kaitlin Saunders

Publisher: CreateSpace

Publication Date: December 27, 2013

Media Type: Book, Novel

Types of Queerness: Family, Social Class, and Economic Class

Summary: After their father’s untimely death, Ellie and Marianne Dashwood must suffer the loss of both their beloved parent and their fortune when, together with their mother and younger sister, they find themselves at the mercy of their half brother and his greedy wife, Francil. Ellie temporarily finds solace in a new friendship with Francil’s brother, Edward. Eventually, Francil’s manipulations become unbearable and the Dashwood ladies are forced to relocate to a dingy apartment building in Portland, Oregon, owned by their quirky cousin and his busybody mother-in-law, Mrs. Jennings.

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ISBN: 978-1491280744