Midnight in Austenland: A Novel

Shannon Hale

Jan 2012 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA

About this ebook

New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale offers up mystery, romance, and a lot of fun in this follow-up to Austenland.

When Charlotte Kinder treats herself to a two-week vacation at Austenland, she happily leaves behind her ex-husband and his delightful new wife, her ever-grateful children, and all the rest of her real life in America. She dons a bonnet and stays at a country manor house that provides an immersive Austen experience, complete with gentleman actors who cater to the guests' Austen fantasies.

Everyone at Pembrook Park is playing a role, but increasingly, Charlotte isn't sure where roles end and reality begins. And as the parlor games turn a little bit menacing, she finds she needs more than a good corset to keep herself safe. Is the brooding Mr. Mallery as sinister as he seems? What is Miss Gardenside's mysterious ailment? Was that an actual dead body in the secret attic room? And-perhaps of the most lasting importance-could the stirrings in Charlotte's heart be a sign of real-life love?

The follow-up to reader favorite Austenland provides the same perfectly plotted pleasures, with a feisty new heroine, plenty of fresh and frightening twists, and the possibility of a romance that might just go beyond the proper bounds of Austen's world. How could it not turn out right in the end?

Ratings and reviews

Midnight in Austenland is the story of Charlotte, who travels to a different era as a means of escaping her failed marriage. In Austenland she will find herself fighting demos from the past: from her childhood to her ex-husband's betrayal; and dealing with her inner fears. In all, a good book for those looking for an easy read.

Not ok when I purchase a book, but it tells me it can't find part off it. try again later. It's later. Same message.

What a great read, with all the character of Austen, and all the humor and inner thoughts we all think while reading Austen.... I literally laughed out loud so many times. So good.

About the author

Shannon Hale is the Newbery Honor–winning and New York Times bestselling author of Austenland, now a major motion picture starring Keri Russell, Midnight in Austenland and The Actor and The Housewife. Her books for children include the Princess Academy series, Book of a Thousand Days, The Books of Bayern, Dangerous, and the graphic novels Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack, among other books. She and her husband, the author Dean Hale, have four children and live near Salt Lake City, Utah.