Austenland

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Austenland
Author Shannon Hale
Publisher Bloomsbury USA
Publication date May 29, 2007
Media type Hardback
Pages 208
ISBN 1596912855
OCLC 73502669

Austenland is a novel by Shannon Hale.

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[edit] Plot summary

Jane Hayes is a seemingly normal young New Yorker, but she has a secret. Her obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, is ruining her love life: no real man can compare. But when a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane’s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become realer than she ever could have imagined.

Decked out in empire-waist gowns, Jane struggles to master Regency etiquette and flirts with gardeners and gentlemen—or maybe even, she suspects, with the actors who are playing them. It’s all a game, Jane knows. And yet the longer she stays, the more her insecurities seem to fall away, and the more she wonders: Is she about to kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr. Darcy of her own?

[edit] Literary significance and reception

Ella Taylor of the Los Angeles Times described the novel as "some lit lite to see you through a day at the beach"[1]. Another reviewer summed the work up as "an utterly enjoyable tribute" to the work of Jane Austen[2].

[edit] Awards and nominations

  • Book Sense pick for June 2007
  • Wall Street Journal "notable book" for summer 2007

[edit] Adaptations

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[edit] Publication history

  • 2007, USA, Bloomsbury USA ISBN 1596912855, Pub date 29 May 2007, Hardback
  • 2007, USA, Audio Renaissance ISBN 1427201412, Pub date 29 May 2007, Audiobook

[edit] References

  1. ^ Taylor, Ella. "Bulletin: Darcy isn't real, get used to it", Baltimore Sun, 2007-07-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. 
  2. ^ Sampson, Hannah. "Looking for Mr. Darcy in Austenland", Miami Herald, 2007-07-03. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. 

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