The Jane Austen Book Club contest in the UK
The Jane Austen Book Club will be out in the UK this week, and the Daily Mail has a contest to win a break at the Bath Spa Hotel (oooh!) or 100 copies of the novel.
There also is an offer for a discount on the novel and other Jane Austen titles from Penguin. (The link on the page doesn’t work–the one in this post does.)
The Telegraph has an interview with Emily Blunt, who plays Prudie in the film.
Has Blunt read Austen? Is that why she did the film? ‘Of course I’ve read Austen,’ she says. ‘I’m English; I thought it was a prerequisite. Actually, I did this film because, for a start, there’s a great cast involved, and I was interested in my character. Prudie’s so messed-up, really. Her mother’s a hippy and she has reacted by being uptight and immature in many ways. She has never grown up, but she has to during the course of the film. I thought she had layers, and I like layered people.’
Thanks to Alert Janeite Lisa for the link.
