Austenland: A Novel

Austenland: A Novel
by Shannon Hale

Austenland: A Novel
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Author: Shannon Hale
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-27
ISBN: 1596912863
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Book Reviews of Austenland: A Novel

Book Review: Finally!
Summary: 5 Stars

I've recently started to read "Jane Austen sequels" and this is one of the books that kept popping up, along with Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict. I read "Confessions..." first and was greatly disappointed. Then I picked up this one.

As I mentioned in my review of "Confessions", this isn't exactly a "Jane Austen sequel" but I'm going to lump it into that category. The main character in this book goes on a vacation to an estate that essentially mirrors one in Austen's time (thankfully with modern bathrooms though!). She's obsessed with Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, and with Mr. Darcy/Colin Firth from the movie version (Pride and Prejudice(A&E, 1996). Who can blame her really? But the problem is that she's compared all her relationships to the perfect gentleman, which she may never find.

I, like many of the other reviewers, am enchanted with the idea of an estate where everyone eacts like ladies and gentlemen in Austen's time. The problem the main character has is that she can't figure out what is real and what is not. Who is an actor/actress, and who is simply on vacation like she is?

I really enjoyed this book, especially after "Confessions...". This book started a bit slow, but once our heroine reaches "Austenland" (as she calls it), everything starts to pick up. I was sorry to see this story end, and though I don't expect it, I'd love to see a sequel with others visiting "Austenland".

Summary of Austenland: A Novel

A big success in hardcover, this novel by New York Times bestselling author of Princess Academy is sure to find a new and substantial audience in paperback.
Jane is a young New York woman who can never seem to find the right man?perhaps because of her secret obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. When a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-obsessed women, however, Jane?s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined. Is this total immersion in a fake Austenland enough to make Jane kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr. Darcy of her own?

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