5/22/2023 0 Comments Midnight in austenland![]() Here she puts a spin on Northanger Abbey. In the first story, Hale played off Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The reader learns more about Charlotte's past as she tries to understand herself in an ongoing dialog with her Inner Thoughts. Hale tells the story in a sort of pendulum swing fashion between the past and present. When the opportunity to take a vacation presents itself, the travel agent suggests Austenland and Charlotte, who has only recently read Jane Austen's works, books the trip. She is successful in business but feels alone and like a failure because of her divorce. ![]() In this new book, Hale keeps the setting and some of the background characters including Mrs Wattlesbrook who manages the place, Colonel Andrews, who interacts with the visitors like a Disney Character at the parks, and Miss Charming, a perpetual guest at Pembrook.Ĭharlotte Kinder is a divorced mother of two. If you wander back to July 2011 on author Shannon Hale's blog, squeetusblog, you will find her posting a bit about being on the movie set. The story was picked up by Twilight's Stephanie Meyer who is producing Austenland - the movie which is in post-production according to IMDB. I savored the concept of a place like Disneyland for Austen lovers, hence the name Austenland. Hale's first book Austenlandwhich I reviewed (here) in 2007 was entertaining Jane Austen fanfiction. ![]() ![]() I'm afraid I am a sure-sell when all things Jane Austen. ![]()
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