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Highlights
- "Delightful" - the New York Times "Clever" - Vogue "Right on target" - the Washington Post What can Jane Austen teach us about health?
- Author(s): Bryan Kozlowski & Jane Austen
- 304 Pages
- Health + Wellness, Diet & Nutrition
Description
About the Book
What can Jane Austen teach us about health? With a multimillion-fan base, Austen is already a "lifestyle" celebrity: imitating her ideas on love and romance lie at the heart of her fabulous fame. In his newest literary romp author, Bryan Kozlowski offers a new twist on the Austen way of romancing life. The Jane Austen Diet, is the first retrospective look at the healthiest characters in classic literature and what they can teach us today.
Think of it as the Pemberley version of the Paleo lifestyle - a witty return to Regency food-and-fitness strategies, revealing Jane's forgotten prescription for incandescent "health and happiness" in the 21st century - no bonnets or curtsies required.
Book Synopsis
"Delightful" - the New York Times
"Clever" - Vogue
"Right on target" - the Washington Post
What can Jane Austen teach us about health? Prepare to have your bonnet blown...
From the food secrets of Pride and Prejudice to the fitness strategies of Sense and Sensibility, there's a modern health code hidden in the world's most popular romances.
Join Bryan Kozlowski as he unlocks this "health and happiness" manifesto straight from Jane Austen's pen, revealing why her prescriptions for achieving total body "bloom" still matter in the 21st century. Whether that's learning how to eat like Lizzie Bennet, exercise like Emma Woodhouse, or think like Elinor Dashwood, explore how Austen's timeless body beliefs are more relevant, refreshing, and scientifically sensible now than ever before. After all, it's still a truth universally acknowledged - Jane Austen's heroines don't get fat.
Review Quotes
"As someone who has lived with Jane Austen for most of my life, here is something entirely new, modern, and delightfully inspirational." --Myretta Robens, The Republic of Pemberley
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that the secret to health and happiness is hidden in Jane Austen."--Vogue
"The Jane Austen Diet isn't just another book of rules and regulations telling you what and what not to eat. It is ultimately a well-researched guide to free yourself from obsessive dieting and shift your focus to enhancing your physical, mental, and emotional health for a better quality of life with plenty of laughs along the way." --Lauren Wicks, cookinglight.com
"Who knew that Jane Austen was a health and fitness visionary?...this is a wonderful gift for any Austen fan." --Danielle Bauter, Coast Magazine
A delectable salmagundy of culinary history, illuminating quotes, dietary science and intriguing recipes that made this gourmand's heart sing. Delicious in every way." - Joceline Bury, Jane Austen's Regency World
"Hands down the most spirited and satisfying wellness guide I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Jane was a genius--and so is this delightful book." --Lauren Mechling, Vogue contributing editor and author of How Could She
"Refreshingly fun - a must read for anyone jilted by modern diet culture." --Sally Tamarkin, SELF
"Surprisingly fun and witty." --Elizabeth Yuko, SheKnows