The Jane Austen Book Club explores Austen's adage that general incivility is at love's essence. Sylvia's husband dumps her for another woman, so Bernadette and Jocelyn organize a book club to distract her. They recruit Sylvia's daughter Allegra; Prudie, a young teacher whose marriage may be on the rocks; and Grigg, a sci-fi fan who joins out of attraction to Jocelyn.
The six read and discuss one Austen novel per month. Jocelyn tries to interest Grigg in Sylvia; Allegra falls in love with a woman she meets skydiving; Prudie contemplates an affair with a student; Sylvia's ex keeps popping up. In the discussions, characters reveal themselves in their comments. By the end, are truths universally acknowledged?
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The Jane Austen Book Club
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Save Me
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So Sorry
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Getting Some Fun Out of Life
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El Escondite
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Stan Sulzmann:
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Break Free
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The Manhattan
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Tick Tock
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As Vezez Amanha
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Gilberto Candido:
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Prudie Sees Trey
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The Buffy Conference
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The Airport
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Trey Comes On To Prudie
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Jocelyn and Greg
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February Reading
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Daniel Breaks Up
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March Book Club
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Changing Clothes
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Jocelyn Gets Vulnerable
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Ten Days With Mother
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Bernadette and Purdie
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June Book Club
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A Little Romance
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At the Bar
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Porch Intrigue
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Grigg Emails
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Sky Has To Leave
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Daniel Crossing
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The Traffic Light
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April Book Club
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The Funeral
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May Book Club
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The Jane Austen Book Club Ending
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Allegra Ticked Off
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Trash In Car
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Head On Daniel
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Excuse Us
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