I enjoyed this modern rendition. I wondered how it would all come about. It had to be hard to come up with a way to do this. I had a hard time envisioning how a more updated version would go but I thought the author had it pretty spot on. No amazing letter however.....I don't imagine that would have been possible. The characters were well filled out. I could feel their anguish. I loved Isabelle. Jane was great as a foundation executive. Jane is our Anne. Winnie the younger sister was just pure fun. I liked her much better than Mary Musgrove. There were definite parts where I laughed out loud. My only real complaint was some of the language. Yes, most people do swear, it's just one of my pet peeves. I don't care for it whatsoever. I don't like descriptions of male intimate body parts and in the one scene that was sexual (that comes to mind)I felt it could have been left out. Otherwise I liked this authors attempt at modernization. I'll still probably read the original version much more but it was enjoyable, I'd read it again, and for my more youthful friends they could probably relate better.