My love of Jane Austen, and a happy ending grabbed my attention for the Novel By Beth Pattillo, titled Jane Austin Ruined My Life. For those of you who don't know who Jane Austen is, she was a 19th century writer responsible for works such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Sense and Sensibility. Each of Austen's novels end in happily ever after, which is why her novels ruined Emma Douglas' life. Emma Douglas, after finding her husband on the kitchen table, in a compromising position with his teaching assistant, packs up her belonging and moves to England with the purpose of finding the Jane Austen letters as well as clearing her name. In the process of finding out about these letters, Emma finds herself in a manner in which she never thought possible. She realizes that love isn't a happily ever after but something that requires work and has progression and it's okay to figure out who you are before you decide to fall in love. In finding herself she finds that Jane Austen and her had a lot more in common that she thought and although she wrote about great love, love lost is something they both experienced. The specks of the book are as follows. The book is 270 pages long, and its an okay read. It may require a you to stick with it rather than give up on it in the beginning but other than that, the book is really good. Since i am a sucker for a love story this book was right up my ally, but i liked it because its not just about the love of another but the love of yourself. What girl doesn't love a book about self love. In rating this book i would give it a 4 out of 5 stars simply because it has a rocky start. But if your looking for a book that combines the past with the future and has to deal with great writers than this is the book for you.
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