All That Life Can Afford

Confessions: 

1. I ditched the Wheel of Titles to scarper off and read All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett due to the press it was getting as Reese’s Book Club’s May selection. 
2. I read the reviews whilst taking a break from reading said novel.
3. Though class and privilege are the anchors on which this story tethered and Jane A. herself is an integral part of the story , I did not consider this to be a retelling of Pride & Prejudice.​

Though perhaps not as deep in poverty as Anna, most of us live outside the world of the jet-set elites. We wonder at their privileged existence and imagine what our own lives might be like given the advantages of money and status. Anna is given a peek at this world via her tutoring jobs and the opportunity to immerse herself when one of her students talks her parents into having Anna tutor over Christmas break. 

Once inside this world, Anna’s moral lines begin to blur as she wants to reinvent herself. Wandering  down this path of deception, her true friends are left behind and we readers are left to wonder if Anna will succeed in her charade or will it all end rather badly. 

I enjoyed this book and felt that the characters were fleshed out fully. It resonated well in that there are no entirely happy endings, life is, after all, quite messy.

A solid 4.5 star read. Thank you to NetGalley for the preview copy.