Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale
When Charlotte Kinder treats herself to a two-week vacation at Austenland, she happily leaves behind her ex-husband and his delightful new wife, her ever-grateful children, and all the rest of her real life in America. She dons a bonnet and stays at a country manor house that provides an immersive Austen experience, complete with gentleman actors who cater to the guests' Austen fantasies.Everyone at Pembrook Park is playing a role, but increasingly, Charlotte isn't sure where roles end and reality begins. And as the parlor games turn a little bit menacing, she finds she needs more than a good corset to keep herself safe. Is the brooding Mr. Mallery as sinister as he seems? What is Miss Gardenside's mysterious ailment? Was that an actual dead body in the secret attic room? And-perhaps of the most lasting importance-could the stirrings in Charlotte's heart be a sign of real-life love?
The follow-up to reader favorite Austenland provides the same perfectly plotted pleasures, with a feisty new heroine, plenty of fresh and frightening twists, and the possibility of a romance that might just go beyond the proper bounds of Austen's world. How could it not turn out right in the end? (from GoodReads)
I love Shannon Hale dearly, she is an amazing author and both her children's/YA and adult books are so good. I read Austenland four or five years ago and thought it was adorable. A resort that takes you back to the lifestyle of Jane Austen? Sign me up! Luckily, this companion novel features new characters in the same setting, so I don't have to remember anything from the last book. Midnight in Austenland will be released on January 3, 2012.
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This one sounds cool, even though I STILL haven't read much of Jane Austen's works. I have read Shannon Hale, though, and she's very good :)
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I CAN'T wait for this one! I read Austenland and loved it and I love Shannon Hale!
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