This article highlights four books that have been adapted into successful films. It includes Nick Hornby's About a Boy, John Fowles's The French Lieutenant's Woman, Jonathan Safran Foer's Everything is Illuminated, and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Each book is briefly described, along with a mention of the film adaptation and its success. The article also includes a quote from Jane Austen's letter to her sister Cassandra.