A self proclaimed Jane-ite and lifelong member of the Jane Austen Society of North America, Laurie Viera Riglers sharp prose stands out above the perennial offerings of Austen-inspired fare. Her first novel Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, the story of modern girl who finds herself in Jane Austens era, quickly climbed the national bestseller lists and received rav ...e reviews from The Washington Post and USA Today. Rigler returns with the highly anticipated RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT (Dutton, June 25, 2009, $25.95), which tells the parallel story of a woman from Regency England who wakes up in todays chaotic modern world—complete with Ipods, blackberries, and Facebook.