Sense+and+Sensibility

In __Sense and Sensibility__, a novel by Jane Austen, two sisters Marianne and Elinor Dashwood, are learning about love and social status. Elinor falls in love with a man named Edward Ferrars. Elinor meets a young lady while visiting London, Lucy Steele, who says she is intimately connected with Mr. Ferrars. Elinor fears it may be Edward, and her fears become reality. She is emotionally crushed, but hides her true feelings. Her sister Marianne fell in love with John Willoughby, and their relationship moved very fast. The youngest Dashwood daughter, told Elinor a secret about Marianne. She said, "I am sure Marianne will be married to Mr. Willoughby very soon, for he has a lock of her hair." But suddenly, John left town for awhile, and Marianne got concerned. She met Colonel Brandon at a neighbor's house. Colonel Brandon falls in love with her, but she does not feel the same way for him. Colonel Brandon is the most suitable for Marianne in many people's opinion, but Willoughby is more attractive. Marianne learned that Willoughby was engaged to some other woman in London and was soon to be married. Colonel Brandon was there for support to Marianne. The Dashwood family soon noticed the intimate feelings Marianne and Colonel Brandon; and Elinor and Edward have for each other. Elinor and Marianne work together to figure out romance and love. This book will give you feelings of shock, sadness, happiness, excitement, and love, throughout the story.

Sense and Sensibility is written in the past, but some things in the story could still happen in the present. One of the reasons I like this book so much is because I feel that the circumstances the characters go through could happen to me. I encourage teen girls who enjoy reading romance novels to read this book.