Product Description

This story continues after Chapter 36 in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." On his return trip to Pemberley from Rosings after his offer of marriage was refused by Miss Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy's carriage overturns,and he is rendered unconscious. Having written Georgiana previously that he was going to ask for her hand, Georgiana, thinking they are engaged, writes to Elizabeth, begging her to come to Pemberley, thinking she may be able to help draw him out. Visit Kara Louise's website at www.ahhhs.net, Jane Austen's Land of Ahhhs, to read additional stories.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #297965 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 182 pages

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable
I have just finished this particular installment and I really found that I enjoyed it. It did not have any love scenes (which I admit I really enjoy) I found that the characters were well done and I had to pick up the sequal and read it right away. It is a fast read. It is not as indepth in the amount of affection between Elizabeth and Darcy but it is a nice story.

A Definitely Unique Rewrite
After reading the raving reviews, I was excited to give this a try. I'm a huge fan of Pride & Prejudice and can practically repeat the movies from watching them so much. However, 'Assumed Engagement' was good, but nothing spectacular.

This book continues from when Darcy leaves Rosings after Elizabeth harshly turns down his marriage proposal. Upon returning home, Darcy's carriage got caught in a storm and was overturned, rendering Darcy into a prolonged coma. Georgiana enlisted the aid of Elizabeth, thinking that she was engaged to her brother. It continues on with the P&P story with a slightly different outcome than the original story but with the same happy ending.

I have to admit, this story is very original and believable if events did turned out the way it did. The story started off wonderfully. But after Darcy woke up, it just was okay. Nothing really to keep my attention. Kara Louise was adept at adding some one liners from the original story to give it some added authenticity. The characters were charming and Austen-like. What I thought was irrelevant was the deaf school and certain quotes. I have nothing against either item but it felt like it didn't really fit in with the P&P/Austen world. Also, I felt it was too much from Darcy's point of view than Elizabeth's. Darcy seemed a little too emotional and Elizabeth's was slightly confusing by being mature in some chapters and then childish in another. Other than that, she created an imaginative world where Darcy, with the help from his young sister, becomes the new man with a different perspective of how he learned to be a less arrogant. The Bennet family is still the same but seem a little bit more tame, this time around.

Overall, a good read, but I wouldn't have bought the book.

Really liked it and couldn't put book down
Really liked it and couldn't put book down.

Book 1 of 2 series (2nd is "Assumed Obligation"), both are great. A P&P variation, where after Darcy's first proposal to Elizabeth, he has a carriage accident and becomes unconscious. Geogiana thinks they are engaged and asks for Elizabeth to come to Pemberly to help Darcy. Jane comes along and is reunited with Bingley, and they get engaged.