Laurie Viera Rigler

Jane Mansfield, a gentleman's daughter from Regency England, inexplicably awakens in an overly wired and morally confused L.A. with memories that are not her own and a friend named Wes--who is as attractive and confusing to Jane as the man who broke her heart back home.

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Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict

Nineteenth-century gentleman's daughter Jane Mansfield awakens in present-day Los Angeles and, while relishing her newfound independence, must learn to navigate through modern technology, the workplace, and confusing social practices.

Emma

I was sorely disappointed by this book. It reads like poorly written fanfiction, the "romance" is forced and just plain uncomfortable to read, the characters are flat and for the most part unlikable, it is painfully repetitious and predictable. It is not the worst book I have ever read; I just wouldn't recommend it.

Jessie

Jane Mansfield, a gentleman's daughter in 1813 England, has long wished to escape a life in which career choices are limited to wife or maiden aunt. But awakening one morning in twenty-first-century Los Angeles - in the body of someone called Courtney Stone - is not exactly what she had in mind. Jane must quickly get to grips with a world in which everyone thinks she is Courtney Stone: a dizzying world of horseless metal carriages, unrestricted clothing, tiny apartments, all manner of flirting,and unheard-of liberties for womankind. The only thing Jane appears to have in common with Courtney is a love for the novels of Jane Austen. But are the wise words of her favourite novelist enough to guide her through this bewildering new world? And what is she to make of Courtney's attentive friend Wes, who is as attractive and confusing as the man who broke her heart back home? As Courtney's romantic entanglements become her own, Jane wonders: Would she actually be better off back in Regency England - and will she ever be able to return?

Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict A Novel

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