Jane Austen Ruined My Life

Emma Grant is a typical Jane Austen fan. Bright, witty...and in love with the idea of love. She has no idea what kind of mess she has made with her life and has gone to London to follow a trail of misplaced Austen letters in hopes of getting her life back on track.

You see, Emma has found her husband in the most compromising situation imaginable with his twenty-year-old assistant. Added to that, she has been accused by said assistant and husband of plagiarizing a paper that she has submitted to the board in hopes of getting tenure. Now, Emma has gone to London to seek out missing Jane Austen letters and expose them to the world in hopes of getting her job back. However, along the way she has come across a long lost first love, a reclusive old lady who lays hold to the missing letters and an enterprising young tabloid reporter trying to woo Emma in hopes of getting his hands on the said letters. The romance between Adam and Emma is endearing and romantic, what every young girl hopes for.

But in the end, Emma learns a very important lesson about life and love, and deals with the fact that she, not Jane Austen has ruined her life and it is up to her to fix it.. And although the ending is not a typical "Happy Ending". It is happy.

Perfect concept for a book, and I love the facts littered throughout about Austen's life but the ending left you hanging in a way that says sequel. I don't know if Pattillo is considering that angle but it sure would be nice. I know the book is already out but the cover should really have that pink Chanel dress on the cover instead of the red one. Just a thought. 4 and ½ stars.