The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After

In her new book, author and critic Elizabeth Kantor shows how Austen heroines like Elizabeth Bennett, Elinor Dashwood and Anne Elliot can teach us how to navigate the modern-day mine-fields of dating, love, relationships and sex. By following their examples - and steering clear of the mistakes of Austen’s failed characters - Kantor reveals the path to lifelong love and true happiness. Featuring relationships, characters and situations from all of Jane Austen’s books, The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After tackles dating and relationship dilemmas including: settling for less: Why lifelong love and happiness depend on not settling for second best and how you can avoid it; figuring out his intentions and how to exit a situation with your dignity intact if he’s just not that into you ; handling commitment-phobes and why waiting for a guy who’s ready to commit is so much better than waiting for your guy to be ready to commit to you; and, friendship: Why being a good friend now will help you to be a better mate and wife down the road. Complete with Tips for Janeites , Ways to Adopt an Austen Attitude and What Would Jane Do? sidebars, this is the perfect book for Austen enthusiasts and women searching for their own Mr. Darcy.