The Jane Austen Book Club

The Jane Austen Book Club
First edition cover
AuthorKaren Joy Fowler
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPutnam Adult
Publication date
April 22, 2004
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages288pp
ISBN0-399-15161-3
OCLC52574555
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3556.O844 J36 2004

The Jane Austen Book Club is a 2004 novel by American author Karen Joy Fowler. The story, which takes place near Sacramento, California, centers around a book club consisting of five women and one man[1] who meet once a month to discuss Jane Austen's six novels (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey). The novel was a critical success and became a national bestseller.

A film adaptation of the same name was released in autumn of 2007 starring Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Jimmy Smits, Hugh Dancy, Maggie Grace, and Maria Bello.

  1. ^ Bell, Terena (2019-01-03). "The Five Essential Jane Austen-Premised Novels". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-01-22.