Town and Country Open Access

Holden, Kelsey Chanel (2010)

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Town and Country
By Kelsey Chanel Holden
Town and Country is a novella inspired by Jane Austen's famed Pride and
Prejudice. It examines the clash between a physician, Sebastian Steele, and a maid,
Jocelyn Roberts, as they navigate their way through rural and urban African American
societies on the eve of Brown v. Board of Education. The two fight their attraction to
each other from Newton, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia and back again. The novella deals
with issues of class and race as well as the differences between city and country life.
While not a retelling of the beloved British novel, Town and Country definitely deals
with the themes of pride and prejudice while examining the motivations behind
advancement within the established socioeconomic hierarchy of the African American
community.

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Chapter One…pg. 1

Chapter Two…pg. 13

Chapter Three…pg. 23

Chapter Four…pg. 37

Chapter Five…pg. 50

Chapter Six…pg. 60

Chapter Seven…pg. 74

Chapter Eight…pg. 89

Chapter Nine…pg. 102

Chapter Ten…pg. 112

Chapter Eleven…pg. 125

Chapter Twelve…pg. 140


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