

Meanwhile, Kitty and Lydia are more focused on their CrossFit classes and playing with their cell phones than moving out and finding jobs. Mary is pursuing her third master's degree in psychology and still lives at home.

The Tudor house they grew up in is falling apart just like their family.

They both live in New York City, but return to their sprawling childhood Tudor home in Cincinnati after their father has a health scare. Jane is a yoga instructor and Liz is a writer for fashion magazine Mascara. Plot Įligible tells the story of the five Bennet sisters - Jane (39), Liz (38), Mary (30), Kathleen "Kitty" (26), and Lydia (23). Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice is a 2016 novel written by Curtis Sittenfeld that is a modern-day reinterpretation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice set in Cincinnati, Ohio.Įligible is the latest book in the Austen Project, a series that pairs contemporary novelists with Jane Austen’s novels.
