{"product_id":"most-ardently-a-pride-prejudice-remix","title":"Most Ardently: A Pride \u0026 Prejudice Remix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA trans boy searches for a future - and a romance - in which he can live and love openly as himself in this heartwrenching YA reimagining of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePride \u0026amp; Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, perfect for fans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBridgerton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGwen and Art Are Not in Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1812\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e . Oliver Bennet feels trapped. Not just by the endless corsets, petticoats and skirts he's forced to wear on a daily basis, but also by society's expectations. The world - and the vast majority of his family and friends - think Oliver is a girl named Elizabeth. He is therefore expected to mingle at balls wearing a pretty dress, entertain suitors regardless of his interest in them, and ultimately become someone's wife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Oliver can't bear the thought of such a fate. He finds solace in the few times he can sneak out of his family's home and explore the city rightfully dressed as a young gentleman. It's during one such excursion when Oliver becomes acquainted with Darcy, a sulky young man who had been rude to Elizabeth\" at a recent social function. But in the comfort of being out of the public eye, Oliver comes to find that Darcy is actually a sweet, intelligent boy with a warm heart. And not to mention incrediblyattractive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Oliver is able to spend more time as his true self, often with Darcy, part of him dares begin to hope that his dream of love and life as a man could be possible. But suitors are growing bolder - and even threatening - and his mother is growing more desperate to see him settled into an engagement. Oliver will have to choose: Settle for safety, security, and a life of pretending to be something he's not, or risk it all for a slim chance at freedom, love, and a life that can be truly, honestlyhis own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis bittersweet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePride \u0026amp; Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remix follows a trans boy yearning for the freedom to live openly, centering queerness in a well-known story of longing and subverting society's patriarchal and cisheteronormative expectations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gabe Cole Novoa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42812858695774,"sku":"9781250869784","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/0174\/4734\/files\/9781250869784_cth.jpg?v=1779831683","url":"https:\/\/evermorebooks.ca\/products\/most-ardently-a-pride-prejudice-remix","provider":"Evermore Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}