Review: Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Pattillo

This is my third read for the Austen Challenge and it was quite a treat.  Let me make a short confession real quick before I delve into a full review of this delightful little treasure: I’m not really a huge Jane Austen fan.  In fact, as much as I love the story of Pride and [...]

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Review: What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown

Publisher’s Synopsis: When a modern woman goes back to Jane Austen’s time, she needs to know everything!  Eleanor agrees to travel back in time to prevent a deadly duel, but she doesn’t know how to behave, what to say, and most importantly … how to tell a villain from a rake.  The captivating, infuriating, and [...]

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Review: Austenland by Shannon Hale

I have a confession to make.  I have never read Pride and Prejudice.  I have the book sitting on my bookshelf but I have never read it.  Still, I have seen the movie.  Especially the two disk BBC version starring Colin Firth.  My mother is in love with that particular version of the beautiful love [...]

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