Attention all Austen lovers out there, you have to read this book! 
In it Lori Smith writes about her trip to England to experience the places Jane Austen lived and wrote in. While there she hopes to experience an Austen like romance and to find some spiritual comfort as she suffers from a mysterious illness. She is remarkably candid, sharing quite a bit about her inner life including her romantic hopes and dreams and depression about her illness. I enjoyed these personal aspects, and I also learned a lot about Austen's life and the places she frequented while reading about Smith's trip. I liked how she linked bits and pieces of Austen's life to her own, such as talking about Austen's siblings and then comparing her own sibling relationships.  Smith also included a nice map and summary of the places she visited which was very helpful. I definitely recommend this book to anyone with an affection for Jane Austen, especially if they want to see how her writing meshes with the life of a young, single American in the 21st century.
Smith also has a couple of Austen related blogs, I highly recommend her Jane Austen Quote of the Day blog for a daily dose of Austen.   Her Following Austen blog is a more general blog on Austen related news and musings.