Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale - Giveaway

This book, following Austenland (Bloomsbury, 2007), sprang from the work Shannon Hale was carrying out  while writing the screenplay for Austenland the movie  (starring Keri Russel and J.J. Feild and coming out 2012) with Jerusha Hess, as the author herself explains on her site. Shannon Hale states she was delighted to explore the gothic romance in order to write her "unintended"  sequel to her successful first Austen-inspired novel, a genre she has always been fascinated by since she was in college.
Synopsis
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?
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GIVEAWAY  - WIN A COPY OF MIDNIGHT IN AUSTENLAND!!!
This contest to win a copy of the book is limited to US readers and sponsored by Bloomsbury. Readers living in the US  can enter the giveaway leaving a comment  + their e-mail address. The winner will be announced on February 8th.
The Author
New York Times best selling author Shannon Hale started writing books at age ten and never stopped, eventually earning an MFA in Creative Writing. After nineteen years of writing and dozens of rejections, she published The Goose Girl, the first book in her award-winning Books of Bayern series, followed by Enna Burning, River Secrets, and Forest Born. She has two standalone books for young readers--Book of a Thousand Days, a Cybils award winner, and Princess Academy, a Newbery Honor Book. Her books for the adult crowd are Austenland, Midnight in Austenland (Jan. 2012), and The Actor and the Housewife. With her husband Dean, Shannon wrote two graphic novels: Rapunzel's Revenge, an Al's Book Club for Kids selection featured on NBC's Today, and its sequel, Calamity Jack. They reside near Salt Lake City with their four young children, and their pet, a small, plastic pig
February 4, 2012
2 pm
Book release party for Midnight in Austenland
The King's English Bookshop
1500 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, Utah