Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Review by Elleanor Vance "Northanger Abbey" is one of those novels i just hadn't quite got around to until now. I don't know what I expected. I *do know that it is obvious that this is a first novel, even if it was posthumous publication. We follow Catherine Moreland, a 17 year old 'heroine in training', as she takes a trip to Bath. There she meets other young people (about 65%of this book) and is eventually invited by her newfound friends to their home, the titular Northanger Abbey. I found myself reminded why Austen is so extremely adaptable. Like Shakespeare, one sees the echoing archetypes of her characters in media today. Chad who likes to drive his car, the pretty girl who conveniently forgets she said she would be your prom date when she gets asked by the QB, etc. Like Christie, Austen was an original that the rest of us mere mortals can only hope to emulate. If you're ready to slow down and really relax with a good book, i would reccomend a ...