When you finally meet your favorite author, who lived 200 years ago!

Synopsis

When a time travelling Jane Austen gets stuck in modern-day Bath it’s up to avid Janeite Rose Wallace to save her… because she’s the only one who knows that Jane exists!

Rose Wallace’s world revolves around all things Austen, and with the annual festival in Bath – and the arrival of dishy archaeologist, Dr Aiden Trevellyan – just around the corner, all is well with the world…

But then a mysterious woman who bears more than a passing resemblance to the great author moves in upstairs, and things take a disastrous turn. Rose’s new neighbour is Jane Austen, whose time travel adventure has been sabotaged by a mischievous dog, trapping her in the twenty-first century.

Rose’s life is instantly changed – new home, new job, new friends – but she’s the only one who seems to have noticed! To right the world around her, she will have to do whatever it takes to help Jane get back home to write Rose’s beloved novels. Because a world without Mr Darcy? It’s not worth living in!

My review

Rose her whole life revolves around Jane Austen. Her work involves Jane Austen, and with the annual festival in Bath created around Austen’s world, what can a girl dream more? Oh yes, of course, let’s not forget Dr. Aiden Trevellyan… Rose has a HUGE crush but is too self-conscious to pursue something more.

When suddenly a mysterious woman appears, Rose finds out she is actually Jane Austen. Jane found a way to time travel and unveils her secret to Rose.
But when a dog is being a hyperactive dog, it causes Jane and Rose to travel in an alternative world…
This new world is a world where Jane Austen is not a well – known author and her books never have been published.
Also Rose her life is totally different, as she has another job, other friends and still lives with her mother.
How can the 2 of them find their way back to the real world? Because let’s face the truth, everybody needs the magic of Jane Austen her books in their lives!

This book just has it all!!! I was a huge fan already of Jane Austen, so having the opportunity to read about with her character in it, I just had to grab it!
Rose is a woman living with her passion for Jane Austen, and thanks to that love, she found her best friend Morgan.
But in the alternative world, without Jane Austen, there is no best friend… or at least not how you’re used to know her!

For me, it was amazing to read how 1 person in the past can have so many influences to people centuries later. Also the comparison between a world with Austen and a world without Austen was fun to read about.
Even unconsciously there are so many effects her books have, you cannot just imagine. How many references would just disappear?
How many lives would have to service without dreaming about Mr. Darcy?

The way Jane Austen herself is described, totally matches with the idea I had in my head. The image I had was suddenly all written over the pages. Her love for her sister Cassandra, her curiosity, it was all there. But also the reservation typical of her era still lingers, even if she easily adapts in her new world.

Every fan of Jane Austen will enjoy this funny book. But also if you don’t, just give this book a chance, as it will sweep you of your feet!