Austenland

A big success in hardcover, this novel byNew York Timesbestselling author ofPrincess Academyis sure to find a new and substantial audience in paperback. Jane is a young New York woman who can never seem to find the right manperhaps because of her secret obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation ofPride and Prejudice. When a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-obsessed women, however, Jane's fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined. Is this total immersion in a fake Austenland enough to make Jane kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr. Darcy of her own?Hale, Shannon is the author of 'Austenland', published 2008 under ISBN 9781596912861 and ISBN 1596912863.