Falling into the past will change their futures forever.
Mary Davies finds safety in her ordered and productive life. Working as an engineer, she genuinely enjoys her job and her colleagues—particularly a certain adorable and intelligent consultant. But something is missing. When Mary’s estranged childhood friend, Isabel Dwyer offers her a two-week stay in a gorgeous manor house in England, she reluctantly agrees in hopes that the holiday will shake up her quiet life in just the right ways.
But Mary gets more than she bargained for when Isabel loses her memory and fully believes she lives in Jane Austen’s Bath. While Isabel rests and delights in the leisure of a Regency lady, attended by other costume-clad guests, Mary uncovers startling truths about their shared past, who Isabel was, who she seems to be, and the man who now stands between them.
Outings are undertaken, misunderstandings arise, and dancing ensues as this company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation, work out their lives and hearts.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: The Austen Escape
Book Author: Katherine Reay
What do you like about this book:
"Before I could draw a breath, he was gone."
Mary Davies has thrived in her world of electrical engineering, working for a company that she helped create. Stunned when a prototype doesn't meet production standards, she decides to join her childhood friend on an "Austen Escape" vacation to Bath, England where she and Isabel Dwyer immerse themselves into the world of Jane Austen's Regency England. Leaving behind her father and a certain kind, handsome business consultant, Mary's concerns only heighten when Isabel not only imitates characters from Austen's novels, but her friend suddenly believes that she is one of them. Added to Mary's angst is the fact that Isabel has not been forthcoming about a relationship with TCG.
Fascinating certainly describes this endearing story by Katherine Reay, as she explores the complexities of friendship hidden within the growth curve from child to adult, for " . . . .how people treat you is only 10 percent about you and 90 percent about them, so you need to be careful how you react and how you judge".
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