Alice Zorn
A hard question to answer because I'm allergic to the word "favourite". Almost every book I read has something to teach me as a writer and a person.
I can tell you about the first fictional couple that impressed me: Elizabeth and Darcy. I began reading when I was very young and read Pride and Prejudice when I was eight years old. I was deeply curious and delighted to see how Elizabeth's strong character made her more attractive to Darcy than any number of social attractions--though, of course, both were stubborn and had to learn the difference between the superficial and the essential--to grow to appreciate each other.
Now, of course, the details and social context of the novel are dated, but the tension between Elizabeth and Darcy still holds true and could easily be transposed to an IT office, a ranch, a schoolyard.
I tip my hat to Jane Austen for having a written a novel that still has many readers, although it was first published in 1813!
I can tell you about the first fictional couple that impressed me: Elizabeth and Darcy. I began reading when I was very young and read Pride and Prejudice when I was eight years old. I was deeply curious and delighted to see how Elizabeth's strong character made her more attractive to Darcy than any number of social attractions--though, of course, both were stubborn and had to learn the difference between the superficial and the essential--to grow to appreciate each other.
Now, of course, the details and social context of the novel are dated, but the tension between Elizabeth and Darcy still holds true and could easily be transposed to an IT office, a ranch, a schoolyard.
I tip my hat to Jane Austen for having a written a novel that still has many readers, although it was first published in 1813!
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