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Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date: April, 2008
ISBN-13: 9780452289727
304pp
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Back Page Summary
In this Jane Austen-inspired
comedy, love story, and exploration of identity and destiny, a modern LA girl
wakes up as an Englishwoman in Austen's time.
After nursing a broken engagement with Jane Austen novels and Absolute,
Courtney Stone wakes up and finds herself not in her
Not only is Courtney stuck in another woman's life, she is forced to pretend
she actually is that woman; and despite knowing nothing about her, she manages
to fool even the most astute observer. But not even her love of Jane Austen has
prepared Courtney for the chamber pots and filthy coaching inns of
nineteenth-century
Try as she might to control her mind and find a way home, Courtney cannot deny
that she is becoming this other woman-and being this other woman is not without
its advantages: Especially in a looking-glass Austen world. Especially with a
suitor who may not turn out to be a familiar species of philanderer after all.
Book Room Review
I have to admit I have never
read Jane Austen, but I love that time period and I love the movies. Sense
and Sensibility is one of my favorites.
I can’t tell you why I have never read one, but I will say this book
inspired me to do just that! At first,
it seems far-fetched for the main character, Courtney, to wake up suddenly in
the nineteenth century as another person. but with her
own memories of her life in the modern day.
But I quickly adapted to this scenario thanks to the author Laurie Viera Rigler’s witty and engaging
writing. We find out along with Courtney
the challenges of living in this time period, which include adapting to certain
kinds of behavior, paying attention to reputation, and getting used to the
smell of unwashed bodies. Not exactly
like the novels or the books. But what is like the novels and movies is a
wonderful love story that finds Courtney finally finding the right one and in
both time periods! This is a charming,
witty novel with inside references that Jane Austen fans will chuckle at. Courtney even has a brief and hilarious
encounter with the author herself. Even
if you haven’t read the Austen novels, like me, you will have fun and love
reading this book.
Book Room Grade
B+
Review Posted: July 22, 2008
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