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What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown – A Review « Austenprose — Mon, 25 May 2009 09:08:19 +0000

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By: Laurie Brown

Laurie Brown — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:31:16 +0000

Enid,
Eleanor gets ‘advice’ on surviving the different social situations from the works of Jane Austen. For example when trying to diffuse an awkward situation, she remembers Knightly’s advice to Emma after she’d behaved badly at the picnic. Eleanor is familiar with the stories and uses the words/actions of the characters as models to follow.

I hope that answers your queston. Thank you for your interest.

By: Enid Wilson

Enid Wilson — Sun, 03 May 2009 04:35:59 +0000

Does Eleanor take Jane Austen's advice as a woman from the era, a romance writer or a woman crossed in love? Enid from Steamy Darcy

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:29:00 +0000

This book sounds cute! Thanks for the review.

By: Laurie Brown

Laurie Brown — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:08:43 +0000

Thank you for the lovely review.

You guys picked right up on something I struggled with when I was writing this book. Do I have Eleanor emmerse herself so much in the Regency that she even starts to think like someone from that time period? Or do I retain her essential ‘modern-ness’ by keeping her internal thoughts those of a 21st century woman. In my previous time travel, Hundreds of Years to Reform a Rake, the heroine has a different experience and her ‘memory’ of the future fades the longer she stays back in the Regency. For this book, I consciously chose the latter because of the ending I had planned. I wanted the heroine to realize she was a modern woman, and even though the Regency was a nice place to visit, she wouldn’t have been truly happy living there/then.

I do hope the modern words didn’t take you out of the story.

By: Carey

Carey — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:27:16 +0000

I liked this too, but you are right about the sex. A bit graphic towards the end (somehow the scenes seemed to get more descriptive as you went on). Carey’s last blog post..Review & Giveaway: Mistress of the Sun by Sandra Gulland

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Zibilee — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:45:24 +0000

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By: Beth F

Beth F — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:38:34 +0000

I can see why the modern language (even if appropriate) would be jarring. I have this on my wish list. Hummm, I may look for it in audio. Beth F’s last blog post..Monthly Wrap Up: April 2009

By: Meghan

Meghan — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:48:41 +0000

It’s nitpicky because Eleanor is sent back in time – it’s perfectly valid for her to have those thoughts since she is a modern woman. It just felt weird to me!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:50:26 +0000

I'm always taken aback when I see modern language in historical books. It always sends me on a mad search for the origin of a phrase because I just have to be sure that men were not being described as "yummy" in the regency period, or whatever the example. Nicole’s last blog post..The Little Book on Meaning, by Laura Berman Fortgang