Paula Reads

Everyone always asks me what I am reading right now! This blog is an attempt to answer that question.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Austenland - kind of ...




Austenland by Shannon Hale

Okay, imagine a vacation based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. More specifically, on A&E's movie version of that book. Even more specifically, on Colin Firth playing Mr. Darcy (I know -- we all have a weakness for him!). Then, you have this book. A romantic "brothel" of sorts full of handsome gentlemen catering to the Regency entralled women guests. After you swoon thinking that of a two week tryst with Mr. D, the premise gets a little creepy.

Jane's great-aunt leaves the obsessed neice with a paid vacation to Austenland in her - hoping to help her rid herself of the obsession. New York Jane goes to English countryside - and let the fun begin. It was like a Harlequin Romance for Lit Lovers.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11259913

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