Friday 16 December 2011

Midnight in Austenland Excerpt

I've just discovered that there is now an excerpt of the first 16 or so pages of 'Midnight in Austenland' by Shannon Hale available from Bloomsbury US online now!


For anyone who wants to go and get a sneak peek at her upcoming novel, released at the end of January 2012, go and check it out!


Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale


When Charlotte Kinder treats herself to a two-week vacation at Austenland, she happily leaves behind her ex-husband and his delightful new wife, her ever-grateful children, and all the rest of her real life in America. She dons a bonnet and stays at a country manor house that provides an immersive Austen experience, complete with gentleman actors who cater to the guests' Austen fantasies.
Everyone at Pembrook Park is playing a role, but increasingly, Charlotte isn't sure where roles end and reality begins. And as the parlour games turn a little bit menacing, she finds she needs more than a good corset to keep herself safe. Is the brooding Mr. Mallery as sinister as he seems? What is Miss Gardenside's mysterious ailment? Was that an actual dead body in the secret attic room? And-perhaps of the most lasting importance-could the stirrings in Charlotte's heart be a sign of real-life love?

The follow-up to reader favourite Austenland provides the same perfectly plotted pleasures, with a feisty new heroine, plenty of fresh and frightening twists, and the possibility of a romance that might just go beyond the proper bounds of Austen's world. How could it not turn out right in the end?



And if that's got you all excited, you can read my spoiler free review of the book here!

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