The idea behind the original Austenland book was that Austenland is basically a Regency theme park – set in an English country home – where rich women can pay to be romanced for a couple of weeks as if they were in a Jane Austen novel. The main character in the original book […]
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This book is Sense and Sensibility for the modern age – sisters Annie and Miranda are accompanying their mother to a extended exile in Westport, Connecticut when their step-father dumps Betty for a much younger woman. Annie’s Edward is Frederick, famous author and brother to the much younger woman now shacked up with her step-father.
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I’ve been sitting on this book for a while – my only other experience with this author was the movie version of The Remains of the Day, which I loathed. (I think that was a case of seeing something with the wrong expectations or in the wrong mood – it’s been long enough I
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I’d collected a number of Jane Austen knocks off a few years back, when they were especially popular, and I’m still working my way through that back log. While most were of Pride and Prejudice, this one is a take off of my second favorite Austen book – Persuasion. Set in the modern day, Annie
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A LibraryThing EarlyReviewers book. Billie has landed her ideal job – assistant to the editor of Delicious! magazine. In no time flat, she’s installed in New York, meeting the absolutely fascinating cast of characters that work at the magazine as well as some of the interesting food sites in the city. But as quickly as
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LibraryThing Early Reviewers book. About a year after her husband passed away, one morning, Kate wakes up. While she’s been out on autopilot, her mother in law has taken the reigns – getting Kate’s daughter Devin into a new school, and packing their house up to sell. She’s even given Kate a new job in
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The first day of Leo’s junior year in high school, there’s a new girl at school. Her name is Stargirl (well, really, it’s Susan, but she takes a new name whenever it suits her). She’s been home schooled up until now, and it shows – she’s a total free spirit, and has no idea of
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This is one of those books that have about six different threads going on, weaving around a central theme, which is in this case, is love. The true, historical backdrop: Christian IV was king of the Denmark in the 16th century. He’s still the longest reigning king, and is remembered for a number of reforms
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Miss Buncle is a spinster in the little English village of Silverstream – the kind of person that everyone knows, and secretly pities, because she seems to have such a drab life. But Miss Buncle has a secret – she’s written a book, recasting Silverstream as the village of Copperfield, and showcasing all of the
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At first blush, this book is the story of the love triangle of Ormus Cama, Umeed ‘Rai’ Merchant and Vina Apsara. Rai is the story’s narrator, which starts at the very seminal moment of Vina’s death. From there, Rai takes us back to the childhood of the three in India. For various reasons, they all
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