TEASER TUESDAYS is hosted by MizB at Should be Reading; it asks you to:
My teaser for this week:
Can a woman who has such an abundance of garments, who keeps her own carriage, who commands the use of rooms, not merely a room, of her own be anything but rich? Perhaps not rich in landed, freehold property, such as befits the owner of Mansfield House, nor rich in the manner of Edgeworth, who has two estates and a house in town – but rich as an unmarried woman might be rich. Rich in independence and voluntary solitude and self-will. Rich in determination to discover what riches await me in the wondrous and mysterious adventure called work.
This is from Laurie Viera Rigler’s Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict, which tells the story of Jane Mansfield, a woman from Regency England who wakes up one morning in the apartment (and body!) of Courtney Stone, a 21st-century Los Angeleno. Rude Awakenings (available June 25, 2009), is the parallel story to Rigler’s Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict which chronicles the adventures that await Courtney when she wakes up in Jane’s bed and life.
Yes, if you’re counting, I used four sentences not two … it was just too good to stop!
What do you think of this teaser? What are you reading this week?
There is some kind of truth in those lines.
Tuesdays: Teasers/Whereabouts
Interesting quote with a good point.
This one was great; another book for my list
thanks
I read a review of this book, and concluded that it would be a fun beach read. I am planning on taking it with me on my trip this summer. Great teaser!
Wow, there is so much Austen buzz, lately. I am just not a Jane girl but I think I may have to become one. Thanks for sharing. this is a good quote.
Can’t wait to read this one — I’ll be saving it for the Austen challenge.
This reminds me of that BBC TV 4-part series, “Lost in Austen,” except that was a case of someone from our world ending up in the Pride & Prejudice world. I love that sort of story. Great teaser!
My own teaser is at Bookishgal.
I just finished this book and really liked it!
Ooooh…I must read this! When a modern day girl ends up in Austen’s world, at least she has the benefit of hindsight. But an Austen girl in the modern world really is a fish out of water. Another one for my list…
sounds awesome!