Ebook {Epub PDF} Austenland by Shannon Hale

Austenland is a novel by Shannon Hale, published in The book launched a sequel novel (Midnight in Austenland) and a film adaptation that came out in The story begins with a brief prologue introducing Jane Hayes, a thirty-something single woman living in New York City. Jane is secretly obsessed with the works of Jane Austen, and Pride and Prejudice in particular. As an adult fan of Shannon Hale's young adult books (The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, River Secrets, and Newbery Honor book Princess Academy), it is fun to see her ply her considerable talent to lighter fare. This is a very different voice from her lyrical fantasies. Austenland is sassy, fresh, and smart, with engaging dialog and brilliant comic timing.5/5(6).  · Overview. For readers of Waiting for Tom Hanks and Well Met, a “gloriously satisfying” (Glamour) romantic comedy set at a Jane Austen fantasy resort from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale. Now a major motion picture starring Keri Russell and produced by Stephenie Meyer. Jane Hayes is a young New Yorker with a real romantic problem: no man she meets can compare to Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Shannon Hale is the author of two previous novels for adults, Austenland and The Actor and the bltadwin.ru novels for young adults include the Newbery Honor-winning bestseller Princess Academy, the Books of Bayern series, and Book of a Thousand Days, and she has cowritten two graphic novels for young readers, Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack, with her husband, Dean Hale. Miami Herald "The Austen-themed resort called Pembrook Park exists so far only in "Austenland," a just-published chick-lit novel by Shannon Hale, whose author's note describes her as "an avid Austen fan and admirer of men in britches." Hale's heroine is a "Sex and the City" career gal who can't keep a boyfriend and who has a crush on Mr. Darcy. Title: Austenland Author: Shannon Hale Paperback: pages ISBN Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Jane Hayes is a early 30's single woman in Manhattan. She numbers her previous relationships, referring to them as Boyfriend #1, and so on. No real life man can compare to her dream of Mr. Darcy as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation.

Book 1. Austenland. by Shannon Hale. · 87, Ratings · 11, Reviews · published · 2 editions. Jane Hayes is a seemingly normal young New Yorker,. Want to Read. Shelving menu. Shelve Austenland. Want to Read. As an adult fan of Shannon Hale's young adult books (The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, River Secrets, and Newbery Honor book Princess Academy), it is fun to see her ply her considerable talent to lighter fare. This is a very different voice from her lyrical fantasies. Austenland is sassy, fresh, and smart, with engaging dialog and brilliant comic timing. Austenland by Shannon Hale resides solidly in that last category. It is the story of Jane Hayes, a New York City graphic artist who, at age 31, is still single and secretly obsessed with the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. You know the one: the one with the del. Some books you read for enlightenment.