Emma: A Modern Retelling (Hardcover)

from etxgardener

There have been many, many updates to Jane Austen's novels, but rarely is there one as charming as this one by the King of Cozy, Alexander McCall Smith. Smith seems to be pitch perfect as he brings the story of Emma Woodhouse into the 21st Century, and in doing so, is able to illustrate just how ...

from tjsjohanna

I've read my share of Emma re-tellings. This is the first that stands fully on its own. While so many details come right from Jane Austen's original tale, the emphasis is soundly on the character development of Emma. Mr. Smith paints a more realistic and less flattering version of Emma's interfer...

from JMlibrarian

Charming! The character backstories were quite brilliant, although possibly there were too many of them. AMS seeks to answer questions such as, why was Frank raised by the Churchills? Who is Mrs. Goddard, and how did Harriet end up an orphan? Why is Emma so taken with Harriet? How can Emma manage...

from etxgardener

There have been many, many updates to Jane Austen's novels, but rarely is there one as charming as this one by the King of Cozy, Alexander McCall Smith. Smith seems to be pitch perfect as he brings the story of Emma Woodhouse into the 21st Century, and in doing so, is able to illustrate just how ...

from Clara53

I admit, I was very, very skeptical about "the modern retelling" of Jane Austen's "Emma", even though it was by one of my favorite writers, A.McCall Smith (who, I might add, is excellent at the several series that he writes, but so far I've not been crazy about his individual works). Plus, retell...