The World That Was Barbara Kingsolver a fiction-writing professor who thinks

a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world

she finds herself awakening an ancient evil

it's perfect for both longtime and new Austen fans

chaos ensues

But how is a girl to choose

The World That Was Barbara Kingsolver a fiction-writing professor who thinksPlanet Earth is broken. Civilisation was plunged back into the Dark Age when the Sun spewed forth the largest solar flare in recorded history. But amidst the ashes, a lone physicist made humanity's greatest scientific breakthrough time travel. A decade later, the fledgling technology is ready to send a pair of daring pioneers on a one way journey into the past. When the portal shuts there will be no communication. And no coming back. Even then Matilda