Funny, moving, and a real surprise.

USA Today

Gloriously satisfying.

Glamour

Adorable! This is the best tribute to obsessed Austen freaks (like me) that I've ever read.

Stephenie Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of the TWILIGHT series

An utterly enjoyable tribute.

Miami Herald

An homage to Austen… Austenland offers hope that after years of fruitless searching for a companion, just when you're ready to give up on love, it will find you on its own.

Houston Chronicle

Allow me to direct you to the best Austen tribute since Karen Joy Fowler's The Jane Austen Book Club: Shannon Hale's clever and imaginative Austenland... Hale's charming first book for adults is chick lit with soul. Though there's a laugh on nearly every page--Hale, like Austen, is adept at subtly skewering the ridiculous-there's also the more serious story of a woman learning the difference between fantasy and reality, and discovering that real life can be better than your dreams. Is there a better message for a summer read?

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