Jane in Love
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"Artfully written and engaging, Jane in Love is a lively effusion of wit and humor."—Graeme Simsion, New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Project A charming, romantic debut novel in which Jane Austen, heralded author, ends up time-traveling almost 200 years in the future. There she finds the love she's written about and the destiny she's dreamed of...but is it worth her legacy? Bath, England, 1803. At 28, Jane Austen prefers walking and reading to balls and assemblies; she dreams of someday publishing her carefully crafted stories. Already on the shelf and in grave danger of becoming a spinster, Jane goes searching for a radical solution—and as a result, seemingly by accident, time-travels. She lands in... Bath, England, present day. The film set of Northanger Abbey. Sofia Wentworth is a Hollywood actress starring in a new period film, an attempt to reinvent her flagging career and, secretly, an attempt to reinvent her failing marriage. When Sofia meets Jane, she marvels at the young actress who can’t seem to "break character," even off set. And Jane—acquainting herself with the horseless steel carriages and seriously shocking fashion of the twenty-first century— meets Sofia, a woman unlike anyone she’s ever met before. Then she meets Fred, Sofia’s brother, who has the audacity to be handsome, clever, and kind-hearted. What happens when Jane, against her better judgement, falls in love with Fred? And when Sofia learns the truth about her new friend Jane? And worst of all, if Jane stays with Fred, will she ever achieve her dream, the one she's now seen come true?
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A delightful read and the perfect book to pick up after binge-watching Bridgerton.
Jane Austen time travels from 1803 to 2020 and falls in love.
She befriends Soph, a famous actress filming Northanger Abbey.
What unfolds is a sweet story. Jane is a real fish out of water in 2020 and faces a dilemma.
Stay for love or return for her first love, writing.
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
[3.5 stars] A fascinating scenario, Jane Austen is sent forward through time to find a marriage partner. An enjoyable read. For instance Jane (may I call you Jane?) trying to negotiate the tube in latter day London was equal parts harrowing and hilarious (haven't we all been there?). On the downside, I thought a subplot involving the hint of a romance between another character and a librarian to be distracting, annoying even. It felt a little too contrived. Otherwise a page-turner.
