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Austenland Shannon Hale 18060K 2023-09-01

Tomorroould be different To to drive full force into the gaood tiood She fell asleep with the ticklish thought of Mr Nobley’s smile

Boyfriend 6

Josh Lake, AGE TWENTY

They ed at the college carnival fundraiser, "Fifty Acres of Fun!" Soer Josh and se," only the "drop" functionfacedown, harnessed to the tip of the twelve-- story steel tower for fifteencarnival workers, red faced, spit falling 150 feet When Jane told her to take it easy, Britney’s angry fear knew no bounds She unleashed her longshoreh so hard that when the sudden, sto drop finally occurred, they had no breath to scream

So potent was the bond formed at 150 feet, it took Jane threeat subjects of minimal philosophical depth ("But really, Jane, think about it--if libraries close at nine PM, hoill the nocturnal underprivileged ever advance? I mean, think about it!") to finally say,

"We should probably just break up"

He shrugged "Yeah, okay"

Way to put up a fight, Josh

day 8888

JANE TOOK THE MORNING SLOWLY, as all Regency and recently scorned wo her feet in the air with pointed toes, taking coirly, and played with her cell phone With that device in her hand she felt an uncanny thrill of power, a tiy It was a weapon, and she had questions to attack Still, phoning Molly felt too scandalous, too rule-breaking and she was determined to dive into Austenland headfirst But a brief email to her journalist friend felt just fine:

Hey chica, Need bckgrnd chk Martin Jasper, Bristollll/Sheffie/Sheffielllld Ald Alsoso Henry Jenkins, Brighton Miss you This place bizarre and fun WIls place bizarre and fun WIl hv stories to tell J A peek at her in-box rean to play Bubble Master, an addicting strategy ga subway rides She had not been at fifteen h score of 582 points!) when -Jane-into-her-corset Jane thrust the phone under her pillow

The gentlemen were not present to break their fast With just three ladies clinking the flatware and chewing honey cakes and current cakes, the breakfast rooht," said Aunt Saffronia, her eyes flicking from plate to Jane and back to plate, "so Mr Nobley offered to accompany him to see an apothecary in town, and Colonel Andreent as well, having some business to attend to there They are so attentive, such honest, caring lads I shall feel their loss when they leave"