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Emma, Mr. Knightley and Chili-Slaw Dogs (Jane Austen Takes the South) by Hathaway, Mary Jane is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"A comical contemporary take on the perennial Jane Austen classic, Emma, set in the American South"--Caroline Ashley is a journalist on the rise at the Washington Post until the sudden death of her father brings her back to Thorny Hollow to care for her mentally fragile mother. The only respite from the eternal rotation of bridge club meetings and garden parties is her longtime friend, Brooks Elliott. A professor of journalism, Brooks is the voice of sanity and reason in the land of pink lemonade and triple layer coconut cakes. But when she meets a fascinating, charismatic young man on the cusp of a brand new industry, she ignores Brooks’ misgivings and throws herself into the project. Brooks struggles to reconcile his parents’ very bitter marriage with his father’s devastating grief at the recent loss of his wife. Caroline is the only bright spot in the emotional wreckage of his family life. She’s a friend and he’s perfectly happy to keep her safely in that category. Marriage isn’t for men like Brooks and they both know it... until a handsome newcomer wins her heart. Brooks discovers Caroline is much more than a friend, and always has been, but is it too late to win her back? With

Who reads Emma, Mr. Knightley and Chili-Slaw Dogs (Jane Austen Takes the South)?

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Hathaway, Mary Jane
Publisher
Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9781476777528
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance
Rating
4.1 / 5 (286 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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