“A wildly entertaining read.” —The Washington Post
“An entertaining and thought-provoking ride.” —The New Republic
“Explores the ways in which romantic fiction has contributed to creating a deeply harmful cultural notion that ‘bad boys’…represent the path to true love.” —CNN
“She might have a point.” —The New York Post
In this monograph-turned-manifesto, I unpack Austen’s Gothic influences and show how they’ve led us to a romantic ideal that’s halfway to being a monster story. Why is our culture so obsessed with cruel, indifferent romantic heroes and heroines? How much of that is Darcy’s fault? And, now that we know, what do we do about it?
The Darcy Myth is available wherever books are sold!
