{"product_id":"bag-a-boyfriend-9798215065747","title":"Bag a Boyfriend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe book made me question my love for reading.\u003c\/em\u003e\" - Goodreads review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake one of the best novels ever written. Move it to Aotearoa New Zealand. Add one of the worst TV formats ever invented. And...you've got this novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003e..the reality TV show setting (is) the closest thing in modern society to resemble early 19th century Britain\u003c\/em\u003e\" - Goodreads review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLizzy is devoted to her work to avoid her life, or lack there of, till her mother signs her up for a dating show.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs Bennet is \"\u003cem\u003eplain rude, toxic and passive aggressive towards everyone, especially her daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\" (Goodreads review) just like she is in the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere isn't a lot of reality in reality TV, manipulation is the name of the game and the terribly named \"Bag a Boyfriend\" is no different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLizzy swings between mocking every aspect and enchanted with the love story developing between \"the boyfriend\" and Jane, another contestant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the show finally screens she has no idea how she'll be portrayed, whether she'll destroy her mothers business, what's going on with her sexuality and there's always that pesky producer hovering in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustenite Frances Duncan's reimagining of \u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e set in New Zealand is an complicated romp through reality TV clichés where everyone gets a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill not sure if you want to read?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis book is absurd\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - Goodreads review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat else do you need to know?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuncan, Frances:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAuthor, Austenite, Life Coach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances (she\/they) writes Austen-inspired fiction, offers Austen-inspired Life Coaching, hosts The Amateur Austenite Podcast and founded the Jane Austen Society of Aotearoa New Zealand. (Obsessive, much?)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased near the capital Frances can often be found at local theatre productions or online discussing Jane Austen and her novels with fans around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA newspaper article quoted Frances on Jane Austen saying she's \"a snarky b*tch and I love that about her.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frances Duncan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777332904210,"sku":"9798215065747","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a851ec45-1422-4dc2-b927-1831532bba8a.jpg?v=1765360916","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bag-a-boyfriend-9798215065747","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}