Jane Austen in Scarsdale by Paula Marantz Cohen Review
March 1st, 2007 by admin
This book is Paula Marantz Cohen’s third fiction book. She’s also written several non-fiction books. The main character of this book, Anne Ehrlich, is the head guidance counselor at Fenimore High School. She’s very dedicated to her job and is willing to go over and above the normal call of duty to try and help her students get into the college of their choice.
Her life gets complicated when her old boyfriend, Ben Cutler, moves back to town with his sister and his nephew – who is enrolled as a senior at Fenimore High. To add even more stress to Anne’s life, she has to deal with a father who lives like her family still had money, which they don’t. But Anne has her beloved Granny to talk to for advice – a woman whom everyone except her son adores.
Anne realizes how much she still loves Ben. But unfortunately, Ben is engaged to someone else.
This is a cute and funny story about love, life, and the often maddening process of SAT’s, college applications, and getting into college.
It’s a good vacation or “beach” book to read because the plot is easy to follow.
My rating (0-10 smilies): 7 ☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☺☺☺