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Rude Awakenings Of A Jane Austen Addict
Laurie Viera Rigler
The eagerly anticipated sequel to Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict
Dutton Adult
July 2009
On Sale: June 25, 2009
Featuring: Jane Mansfield; Wes
304 pages
ISBN: 0525950761
EAN: 9780525950769
Hardcover
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Laurie Viera Rigler’s debut novel, Confessions of a Jane
Austen Addict, was a hit with fans and critics, and a
BookSense and Los Angeles Times bestseller. Its
open-to-interpretation ending left readers begging for
more—and Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict delivers.
While Confessions took twenty-first-century free spirit
Courtney Stone into the social confines of Jane Austen’s
era, Rude Awakenings tells the parallel story of Jane
Mansfield, a gentleman’s daughter from Regency England who
inexplicably awakens in Courtney’s overly wired and morally
confused L.A. life.
For Jane, the modern world is
not wholly disagreeable. Her apartment may be smaller than a
dressing closet, but it is fitted up with lights that burn
without candles, machines that wash bodies and clothes, and
a glossy rectangle in which tiny people perform scenes from
her favorite book, Pride and Prejudice. Granted, if
she wants to travel she may have to drive a formidable metal
carriage, but she may do so without a chaperone. And oh,
what places she goes! Public assemblies that pulsate with
pounding music. Unbound hair and unrestricted clothing. The
freedom to say what she wants when she wants—even to men
without a proper introduction.
Jane relishes the
privacy, independence, even the power to earn her own money.
But how is she to fathom her employer’s incomprehensible
dictates about “syncing a BlackBerry” and
“rolling a call”? How can she navigate a world in
which entire publications are devoted to brides but flirting
and kissing and even the sexual act itself raise no
matrimonial expectations? Even more bewildering are the
memories that are not her own. And the friend named Wes, who
is as attractive and confusing to Jane as the man who broke
her heart back home. It’s enough to make her wonder if she
would be better off in her own time, where at least the
rules are clear—that is, if returning is even an option.
Comments
4 comments posted.
Re: Rude Awakenings Of A Jane Austen Addict
Fabulous interview. I feel Courtney some days though it not a century 50 yrs does it. My three childreb were born in three decades and with each I felt a little more out of touch. This looks to be an interesting read.
(Susan Lathen 4:00pm October 23, 2009)
This book sounds good! I can't wait to read it! :)
(Tami Winbush 9:46pm October 23, 2009)
Nice change. We usually get stories of
men brought forward in time. Nice to
see it from the point of view of a woman.
(Patricia Barraclough 1:27am October 24, 2009)
Sounds like a great read!
I love time travel!
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(Brenda Rupp 11:42pm October 25, 2009)
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