oooooooh! I LOVED this book. Couldn't put it down! If you are a fan of Jane Austen novels, you will love this story. It drew me in like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice does and was a sweet story of a girl searching for every girl dreams of: to be truly loved and adored. I loved how Jane is trying to figure out what is real in her life. And towards the end she seems to be the only real thing in a world of fake. She is able to leave the fake behind and in turn finds what is real. I realized that we all have to go through that at some point in our relationships. The story had a heart pattering romantic appeal as well as a down to earth, this is reality element. I love Shannon Hale's writing style and have read The Goose Girl, and Princess Academy which I would also highly recommend.
"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 life. No real man can compare. 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, stripped of her modern appliances, Jane throws herself into mastering Regency etiquette and flirts with gardeners and gentlemen - or maybe even she suspects, with the actors who are playing them. Its all a game, Jane knows. And yet the longer she stays, the more her insecurities seem to vanish. Is she about to kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr Darcy of her own? With humor, charm and perfect sympathy, award-wining author Shannon Hale delivers a novel that will delight every reader who has ever dreamed of escaping into Austenland."
"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 life. No real man can compare. 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, stripped of her modern appliances, Jane throws herself into mastering Regency etiquette and flirts with gardeners and gentlemen - or maybe even she suspects, with the actors who are playing them. Its all a game, Jane knows. And yet the longer she stays, the more her insecurities seem to vanish. Is she about to kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr Darcy of her own? With humor, charm and perfect sympathy, award-wining author Shannon Hale delivers a novel that will delight every reader who has ever dreamed of escaping into Austenland."
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