Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict
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Laurie Viera Rigler
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Not only is Courtney stuck in another woman's life, she is forced to pretend she actually is that woman. And despite knowing nothing about her, she manages to fool even the most astute observer. But not even her love of Jane Austen has prepared Courtney for the chamber pots and filthy coaching inns of 19th-century England, let alone the realities of being a single woman who must fend off suffocating chaperones, condomless seducers, and marriages of convenience. Enter the enigmatic Mr. Edgeworth, who fills Courtney's borrowed brain with confusing memories that are clearly not her own.
Try as she might to control her mind and find a way home, Courtney cannot deny that she is becoming this other woman - and being this other woman is not without its advantages, especially in a looking-glass Austen world. And especially with a suitor who may not turn out to be a familiar species of philanderer after all.
©2007 Laurie Viera Rigler (P)2007 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA), Inc. and Books on Tape. All rights reserved.
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“This frothy take on literary time travel will appeal most to readers well versed in the celebrated author's memorable characters and themes.” (Booklist)
"Confessions is a novel of manners, but with a nifty twist. Laurie Viera Rigler sets the sensibilities of a 21st century LA woman against the manners of Regency England to watch the sparks fly. By turns funny, thoughtful, romantic and suspenseful, this engaging story is as brisk and delightful as ‘taking a turn in the shrubbery’ in the company of a handsome gentleman. If you’ve ever fantasized about being a Jane Austen heroine, this is your book." (Judith Ryan Hendricks, author of Bread Alone)
“A devotee of all things Austen…discovers the reality of life in Regency England: rampant body odor, sexual and class repression and a style of medical care involving bloodletting.... Despite the smells, little in [her] current lifestyle - including most of the men - can compete with the erotic charge of dancing in a candlelit ballroom.” (USA Today)
As for the story I was a bit disappointed. I like reading this fanfiction stories that confront the reader with her own romantisation of world or time that would turn into a nightmare as soon as it's real. I liked that the author seemed aware of how superior our present is in comparasion to the Regency time. But she needed a bit more research in the experience and her heroine was acting extremely odd. It might be American ignorance on Courtneys part, but if she Really read all of Austens books multipletimes how could she behave like she did. She should be aware of the consequences and she has no way back or security.
Finally I think the structure of the story works a bit in its disadvantage. The story might follows the Charles and Jane love story but the narrator is obviously only in love Wes. This makes the reader care more about Wes and not the on going story. Making the end frustrating further more the conflict is not resolved in the slightest since all confessions happen to the wrong woman. It might function better in combination with the second book but only ok on its own.
Brilliantly read story that could be so much more
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Great recommendation!
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Absolut empfehlenswert
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