Thursday, October 23, 2008

Austenland by Shannon Hale

I listened to this on CD just after I had Emerson so my memory is a little hazy but thought it was really cute.  It made for a good chuckle anyway.  

It's about a single, 30-something woman that has yet to get married because she's secretly addicted to the BBC Pride and Prejudice and compares every man to Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy.  Her wealthy great aunt (I think) bequeaths her a week at Austenland, a british estate that provides the uber wealthy a chance to live out their Jane Austen fantasies.  

It's funny, hasn't everyone gone through a Colin Firth stage, and a cute read.  Nothing deep but light and entertaining.  I just recently found out Shannon Hale is LDS and heard that some of her other books are pretty good.

2 comments:

Melanie said...

I agree, not a deep novel, nothing gained from reading other than some entertainment and a good love story. Anyone who loves Colin Firth can relate. I highly enjoyed it!

Jill said...

I thought it was a good easy read.