ADMIRATION FOR JANE AUSTEN SENDS AUTHOR BACK TO 19TH CENTURY.Byline: MICHELLE MICHELLE Mid-Infrared Echelle Spectrograph J. MILLS >LA.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. It took Laurie Viera Rigler six years to write "Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict Any individual who habitually uses any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so drawn to the use of such narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his or her drug use. ." There was a lot of research to do about the famed author to put into the story of a modern L.A. girl who one day is transported to Austen's early-19th-century world. The problem for Rigler's heroine, Courtney Stone, is that she is in somebody else's body, where "the ultimate identity crisis ensues," says the author who lives in Pasadena with her husband, Thomas Rigler, and their tortoise shell the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. See also: Tortoise cat, Phoebe Phoebe, in astronomy Phoebe (fē`bē), in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn IX (or S9), Phoebe is 137 mi (220 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 8,047,985 mi Georgiana. And the story won't be over for Courtney and Jane; Rigler is already at work on a sequel. What was your inspiration to write the book? From reading Jane Austen's six novels countless times and just thinking about her books, her stories and her world. The idea for the book just came to me. I was standing in the kitchen of the house we used to live in in Highland Park Highland Park. 1 City (1990 pop. 30,575), Lake co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. It is a retail business and medical center for the North Shore area. and all of a sudden I saw Courtney, this modern L.A. woman, waking up in the body of a woman in Austen's time. The character stayed with me, so I just started writing the story. What kind of research did you do? I read lots and lots of books on the period. I also went to England and went to Bath and London and some little country villages. I was hoping to look for a village that would be a model for the village where Courtney/Jane -- Jane is the person she is in 1813 -- might have lived. I took walking tours, e-mailed museum curators to check out details and enlisted a friend who is a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. to read my drafts. How did you become a Jane Austen fan? "Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen, that was first published in 1811. It was the first of Austen's novels to be published, under the pseudonym "A Lady". " was the first book I read, and I got hooked. Something about those books just spoke to me. ... I think the thing that keeps me coming back most of all is there is the amazingly keen and funny observation of human nature Jane Austen had. She was so ahead of her time. I like to say that I think of Jane Austen as a modern-day psychotherapist psy·cho·ther·a·pist n. An individual, such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, or psychiatric social worker, who practices psychotherapy. with a wicked sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour . ... Which Austen book is your favorite? In "Pride and Prejudice," there's this great chemistry between Elizabeth and Darcy. They don't like each other and then they like each other. They have all these preconceived notions Noun 1. preconceived notion - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession about who they are. And "Persuasion" speaks to that universal longing we all have to right a wrong we did in our past or to undo a mistake we made. That book says you will always get a second chance. Which Austen character would you be? Elizabeth Bennet Elizabeth Bennet (sometimes referred to as Eliza or Lizzy) is a fictional character and the protagonist of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. The novel is centered on her attempts to find love and happiness within the society she lives in, particularly . I'd love to have her glib tongue. Which Austen character would you date? I have a thing for Mr. Darcy because my husband is Mr. Darcy. We didn't exactly think we were each the ideal man and the ideal woman when we met each other, and we completely misjudged each other. How does the typical family in Austen's time compare to today's family? A single woman may not have to live with her parents like you had to do in Jane Austen's day, but in terms of the influence our families have on us, I don't think things have changed all that much. A parent can have an enormous influence on you and live 3,000 miles away or not even be alive any more. How do relationships compare then and now? I love the freedom that I have as a woman today, but I think that Jane Austen was also lobbying very heavily for that freedom herself in her books. She was a big advocate in her novels and in her own personal life of marrying for love, but at the same time she was a practical woman and she understood that people have to have something to live on. You are already writing a sequel; what should readers expect? It's the parallel story of what happens to Jane, the 19th-century woman, while Courtney is taking over her life. Jane has to take over Courtney's life in the 21st century. It's going to be a huge culture shock. Luckily she's a person with a good sense of humor. For more about "Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict," visit www.janeausten addict.com. Also visit the Jane Austen Society of North America at www.jasna.org. michelle.mills@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811 Ext. 2128 LAURIE VIERA RIGLER >Who: Author of "Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict" reads from and signs her book. >When: 7 p.m. Wednesday. >Where: Vroman's Book Store, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 449-5320. www.janeaustinaddict.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (Laurie Viera Rigler) |
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