{"product_id":"love-and-freindship","title":"Love and Freindship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if love arrives at the door, friendship takes minutes, and common sense never gets an invitation?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura has a tale of misfortune to tell, and she means to make every feeling count. At her friend Isabel's request, she writes to Isabel's daughter, Marianne. Her story begins with Edward, a cold, wet stranger at her parents' cottage in Wales. Love follows at once, with marriage close behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Jane Austen's Love and Freindship, grand emotions leave little room for practical thought. Laura and her equally dramatic friend Sophia scorn money while needing it, and refuse to work or plan. Written when Austen was a teenager, this short novel in letters turns sentimental romance into a fast, gloriously silly comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA wonderfully vain storyteller\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Laura describe herself as a heroine while failing to notice her own vanity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRomance without the brakes\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Edward, whose sudden arrival sends love and marriage racing past ordinary caution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFriendship at full volume\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Laura and Sophia through extravagant feelings, selfish choices, and a readiness to faint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeeling versus common sense\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy a parody that exposes the absurdity of scorning money while depending on it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAusten before the novels\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover the teenage wit behind a tale written to amuse her family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love Austen's wit, parody, and comic exaggeration, or want a short sitting with her rougher, exuberant early work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and let Laura introduce you to her extraordinary misfortunes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534617543004,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02278_en_ebook-front_c13.jpg?v=1792174964","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/love-and-freindship","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}