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Original Title:	Austenland
ISBN:	1596912855 (ISBN13: 9781596912854)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Austenland #1
Characters:	Jane Hayes, Great-Aunt Carolyn
Setting:	United Kingdom New York City, New York(United States)

Austenland (Austenland #1)

Shannon Hale

Hardcover | Pages: 197 pages

Rating: 3.54 | 78714 Users | 10996 Reviews

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Title	:	Austenland (Austenland #1)
Author	:	Shannon Hale
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 197 pages
Published	:	May 29th 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Categories	:	Romance. Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Contemporary. Adult. Adult Fiction

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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?

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Jane Hayes is a single thirty-something with a string of no-good boyfriends and an unhealthy obsession with Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. Didn't someone already write that book, you say? Banish thoughts of Bridget Jones from your mind, because Shannon Hale knows her Austen. A true knowledge and love of the novels that spawned the fantasy lifts Austenland above its chick-lit peers.The fabulous conceit of the novel is that there's a Regency-era mansion in England that hosts an exclusive

I was so engrossed in this book I read it in an afternoon. If I were still a teenager, this would be the book I'd read over and over.I hate this book. SPOILER ALERTWhy? I mean, if it was so engrossing that I couldn't put it down, why do I hate it? Because Jane Hayes, the main character, is me except that she gets to live out my fantasy and gets the happy ending only found in Austen novels.Jane is in her early 30s, in a job she likes but does not love, convinced she must embrace her spinsterhood.

This was such a mixed bag of a reading experience. Honestly, though, I figured it might be. I've read a couple of Shannon Hale's adult novels before this, and neither of them worked for me. And the Goodreads average rating for this book is not great. But I was still hoping! Especially considering the premise.It wasn't one of those 'meh' reads, either. One second I would be actively hating what was going on, irritated with the main character, the next, something adorable would happen and I would

I went into Austenland hoping for a fun and lighthearted book. It delivered!3.5 stars!Like the main character Jane Hayes, I am also a fan of Pride and Predjudice. I read this book by Jane Austen at an early age and have loved historical romance since then. When I saw friends on this site reading Austenland earlier this year, I had to check it out!Jane Hayes is 32, single and has problems staying in relationships. Shes obsessed with Mr. Darcy and has unrealistic expectations for men. Her rich,



Austenland was a delight to read and one of the best of the Chick Lit genre that I've read so far. Plenty of laughs and a happy ending, what more could you ask for?

I would never label myself as an Austen snob, or more specifically a Pride and Prejudice snob. I've read the original multiple times and I've read a handful of spinoffs, satires, and continuations, and I tend to love them all. I also pretty much love all the movie/TV adaptations, even though I do have my favorites. It all centers around the brooding, aloof, prideful gamma hero Darcy, of course. And I just love getting little glimpses into other P&P lover's ideas of this much-loved couple.