GUYS, GUYS, GUYS–for those of you who have been wanting a retelling of Jane Austen’s P&P with a POC cast, HERE IT FINALLY IS!
Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in
her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly
gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable.
When the
wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to
do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts
to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can’t stand the
judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to
find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected
understanding.
But with four wild sisters pulling her in different
directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college
applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in
Bushwick’s changing landscape, or lose it all.
In a timely update of Pride and Prejudice,
critically acclaimed author Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural
identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first
love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic.
Prideby Ibi Zoboi comes out on September 18, 2018 (long wait, I know)–BUT YOU CAN START PRE-ORDERING TODAY!
No one ever warns you about bringing up daughters. You think it’s going to be like Little Women. Instead they’re at each other’s throats from dawn till dusk.
*sighs* Still waiting for someone to do a proper TV/film adaptation of Anne Bronte’s Agnes Grey
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I am enjoying my new job so far – there is a lot to learn but I am already starting to feel at home there. Good people who have made me welcome, a boss who clearly wants to help me understand what I need to know, and a company that is doing something that matters in the world. It’s early days but it’s started really well. I’ve even started writing again, which is a great feeling!
Musings of a Yankee Countess 