The Bennet Women, Eden AppiahKubi
The Bennet Women, Eden AppiahKubi
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The Bennet Women

Author: Eden Appiah-Kubi

Narrator: L Morgan Lee

Unabridged: 9 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2021

Synopsis

In this delightfully modern spin on Pride and Prejudice, love is a goal, marriage is a distant option, and self-discovery is a sure thing.Welcome to Bennet House, the only all-women’s dorm at prestigious Longbourn University, home to three close friends who are about to have an eventful year. EJ is an ambitious Black engineering student. Her best friend, Jamie, is a newly out trans woman studying French and theatre. Tessa is a Filipina astronomy major with guy trouble. For them, Bennet House is more than a residence—it’s an oasis of feminism, femininity, and enlightenment. But as great as Longbourn is for academics, EJ knows it can be a wretched place to find love.Yet the fall season is young and brimming with surprising possibilities. Jamie’s prospect is Lee Gregory, son of a Hollywood producer and a gentleman so charming he practically sparkles. That leaves EJ with Lee’s arrogant best friend, Will. For Jamie’s sake, EJ must put up with the disagreeable, distressingly handsome, not quite famous TV actor for as long as she can.What of it? EJ has her eyes on a bigger prize, anyway: launching a spectacular engineering career in the “real world” she’s been hearing so much about. But what happens when all their lives become entwined in ways no one could have predicted—and EJ finds herself drawn to a man who’s not exactly a perfect fit for the future she has planned?

About Eden Appiah-Kubi

Eden Appiah-Kubi fell in love with classic novels in fourth grade when her mom read her Jane Eyre, chapter by chapter, as a bedtime story. She’s an alumna of a small New England university with a weird mascot (Go Jumbos!) and a former Peace Corps volunteer. Eden developed her fiction writing through years spent in a small Washington, DC, critique group. Today she works as a librarian and lives in the DC suburbs with her husband and hilarious daughter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on September 01, 2021

I love love love a retelling! The Bennet Women is a modern take on Pride and Prejudice. It’s refreshing because love and finding oneself are the main goals. Marriage is out there, but not the focus. Bennet House is the women’s dorm at Longbourn University. Three close friends live there; EJ, Jamie, a......more

Goodreads review by katayoun on September 12, 2021

i really, really like p&p and i think i will try not to read another retelling. for me, the p&p retelling part was not good at all. that aside i didn't really liked the story telling, the chapters or the characters, not an enjoyable read for me.......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on September 12, 2021

The Bennet Women is a lively modern take on some familiar Jane Austen characters, but more a nod to Pride and Prejudice than a retelling. It is set at a small fictional New England college and focuses on three residences of a women-only dorm. The main characters a suitably diverse—almost to the poin......more

Goodreads review by Oyinda on September 19, 2021

I finished reading The Bennet Women and it's so beautiful and I highly recommend it. It's a beautiful story about found family and love and family and friendship and sisterhood. I love how the author redefined sisterhood and shows that we don't have to be related to be family. I love the romance, I l......more

Goodreads review by Shelbie on November 09, 2021

I always enjoy retelling of anything Pride and Prejudice. This one was a fun read with a unique twist. All friends who live together in the Bennet house at collage. The movie star for Darcy was interesting. There were some part I didn't think fit but for the most part it was enjoyable.......more

Quotes

“[L. Morgan] Lee perfectly hits each note of this loving tribute to Austen, while remaining firmly in the 21st century. Lee's portrayal of the friendship between EJ and Jamie is particularly strong, as each has multiple obstacles to overcome—EJ as a Black woman in the male-dominated engineering program and Jamie as a newly out trans woman who is embarking on a new relationship. Lee's portrayal of their affirming love and support is a balm.” —AudioFile Magazine“Appiah-Kubi’s unique retelling of Austen’s Pride and Prejudice gives it a modern spin with surprising twists and empowering storylines.” —Library Journal“The cast of characters is diverse—EJ is Black, Jamie is a recently out trans woman, Tessa is Filipina, and Will has both Chinese and Korean heritage—and hearing EJ, Jamie, Tessa, and the other women who populate Longbourn discuss ambitious career goals, healthy sex lives, and more with unabashed frankness is refreshing.” —Kirkus Reviews

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