Review: Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility

Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility by Lauren Edmondson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have never been one for the classics, and when I first read Sense and Sensibility, it just did stick with me; it didn't resonate with me as they say!

So when I chose this ARC, I was lucky to have forgotten all about the original book and went into this one as if I had never read the other.  I'm glad I did that.  It made this book all that enjoyable to me. I spent no time whatsoever comparing the two novels.

I enjoyed the look into dirty politics,  misappropriation of funds, scandal, cheating on one's wife, and unrequited love!  The difficulties that the mother and two sisters had to deal with were phenomenal, and how they dealt with them was even more so.

I am so glad I read this novel, and I would like to thank the publisher and the author for letting me do so.

SYNOPSIS: "A DAZZLING NOVEL THAT PUTS A MODERN SPIN ON JANE AUSTEN'S CLASSIC SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

No surprise is a good surprise. At least according to thirty-four-year-old Daisy Richardson, a woman of routine, order and careful thought. So when it's revealed in dramatic fashion that her esteemed father had been involved in a public scandal before his untimely death, Daisy's life becomes complicated--and fast.

For one, the Richardsons must now sell the family home in Georgetown they can no longer afford, and Daisy's mother is holding on with an iron grip to this last vestige of their former life. Her younger sister, Wallis, is ready to move on to bigger and better things but falls fast and hard for the most inconvenient person possible, someone Daisy can't bring herself to trust. And then there's Atlas, Daisy's best friend. She's always wished they could be more, but now he's writing an expose on the one subject she's been desperate to avoid: her father.

Daisy's plan is to maintain a low profile as she works to keep her family intact amid social exile, public shaming and quickly dwindling savings. But the spotlight always seems to find the Richardsons, and when another twist in the scandal comes to light, Daisy must confront the consequences of her continued silence and summon the courage to stand up and accept the power of her own voice."