Product Description

The trials and tribulations of the Bennet family continue. Elizabeth, now Mrs Darcy and mistress of the great estate of Pemberley, is blissfully married and considers it her responsibility to ensure that Darcy's sister, Georgiana, and his cousin, Anne, daughter of the daunting Lady Catherine de Bourgh, achieve a similar state. Yet Georgiana and Anne are both so shy that surely they will require a helping hand from Elizabeth, and how is she to outwit the formidable Lady Catherine? But while Lizzie has her attention on those at Pemberley and Rosings, intrigue is afoot at her former home of Longbourn, where her sisters, Kitty and Mary, and, more alarmingly, her father, seem to have all fallen under the spell of a certain Mrs Castlemain. Only one more thing is needed for Elizabeth and Darcy's happiness to be complete. But, in the meantime, Darcy is once again confronted with the shadows of the past, and Elizabeth is horrified to find that she might be turning into her mother! A charming sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #401043 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-03
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Customer Reviews

Disappointing!
I had hoped this would be a new viable source of pleasure when it comes to Jane Austen sequels, but it became the book I read at night when I wanted to fall asleep. It left me wanting so much more. Where was the interaction between Darcy and Elizabeth? A few furtive glances across the room do not make it for me.
The author has Elizabeth and Darcy reconcile with Lady Catherine; Elizabeth even feels sorry for Darcy's aunt, and she "accepts" Elizabeth's meddling in her affairs. Mrs. Bennet dies, and Mr. Bennet marries again, finally getting an heir for Longbourn and knocking out Mr. Collins' aspirations. Georgiana and Anne deBourgh are not only cousins; they are close in age and are friends. Elizabeth becomes a "matchmaker," reminiscent of her mother, for these two girls.
The book covers a two to three year period. The author does not get the chronology correct. If Georgiana was 15 when Mr. Wickham tried to seduce her, she would have been between 16 and 17 when Darcy married Elizabeth. That would make her 18 to 20 years of age when the action of this book took place, but the author still portrays her as 16-17 in her actions. Then Anne should be closer to Darcy's age, not 18-20 years old. She was supposed to be older than Elizabeth in the original, and at Hunsford, Lady Catherine asks Elizabeth her age. She was 20 at the time, making her close to 21 when she married Darcy, who was supposed to be 28.
Like the previous review, these facts bothered me to the point I could not enjoy the book. It hurts me to write a bad review for a P&P book for I usually find them fulfilling in some way, but this one falls short.

Not a good sequel.
The author missed some of the details in Pride and Prejudice. These errors were disturbing to me and interrupted the reading of the book.

I cannot recommend this book to any fan of Pride and Prejudice.