This hilarious Southern retelling of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice tells the story of two hard-headed Civil war historians who find that first impressions can be deceiving. Shelby Roswell, a Civil War historian and professor, is on the fast track to tenure—that is, until her new book is roasted by the famous historian Ransom Fielding in a national review. With her career stalled by a man shes never met, Shelby struggles to maintain her composure when she discovers that Fielding has taken a visiting professorship at her small Southern college. Ransom Fielding is still struggling with his role in his wifes accidental death six years ago and is hoping that a year at Shelbys small college near his hometown of Oxford, Mississippi, will be a respite from the pressures of Ivy League academia.
