Book Club Discussion Questions – Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker
Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker
- Did you like the novel? Were there any surprises? Was it what you expected?
- Do you have any favorite lines in the novel?
- What is Mr. Bennet’s initial impression of Mr. Darcy?
- Why do you suppose Mr. Darcy would so readily trust Mr. Bennet, when by nature he does not trust people readily?
- What do you think are the most significant differences between Jane Austen’s Mr. Bennet and the Mr. Bennet envisioned by Emma Hox?
- What are the major themes and turning points in the story? Which turning point does Elizabeth Bennet begin to gain a greater understanding of Mr. Darcy and his character?
- At what point does Elizabeth Bennet begin to fall in love with Mr. Darcy?
- What do you think of Elizabeth Bennet’s tendency to climb trees?
- Do you consider the relationship of Lady Matlock and Madeline Gardiner too far outside the bounds of class and station or do you approve of their friendship?
- Do you think Lady Catherine too villainous or her punishment too harsh?
- What is your favorite part of “Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker”?
- What spin would you put on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice?
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Emma Hox has always been an avid fan of Jane Austen’s novels. Although her favorite novel, she has been disappointed in Pride and Prejudice’s Mr. Bennet. Longbourn`s Unexpected Matchmaker gives the witty father of Elizabeth Bennet the personality Emma always envisioned he should truly have.
Emma is a member of the Jane Austen Society and a Jane Austen writer’s guild. She speaks to youth groups about becoming the women they dream of being, using the Jane Austen Heroines as examples. Emma explains each of the characters have personalities and flaws any female can relate to, admitting her own character match would coincidentally be Jane Austen’s Emma. She teaches the young women that each one of them has strengths and weaknesses and shows them how to learn and grow with confidence.
Emma was born and raised in the farmlands of Eastern Washington and is a graduate of Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
Married with two boys ages 5 and 2, Emma and her family love to sail and spend time on the lake on weekends. The author mostly enjoys sitting on the bow of the boat in the shade of the jib to write.
Emma Hox, Author
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