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In Jane Austen's classic Pride & Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet never expects to see Mr. Darcy again after his disastrous proposal in Hunsford. But what if family business required him to stay at Rosings after giving her his letter? Coming face to face with Mr. Darcy only days later could give Elizabeth a new chance to understand him... or a chance for even more misunderstandings. THE PEMBERLEY VARIATIONS by Abigail Reynolds is a series of novels exploring the roads not taken in Pride & show more Prejudice. show lessTags
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re-read from 2021 ish.
I forgot just how good this is. The author creates more depth to her characters than is often seen in variations which does a fair bit of work to explain what would be considered OOC behaviour for ODC. I was very glad to rediscover this gem.
I forgot just how good this is. The author creates more depth to her characters than is often seen in variations which does a fair bit of work to explain what would be considered OOC behaviour for ODC. I was very glad to rediscover this gem.
Made it half way. Just couldn't deal with Elizabeth's constantly cycling emotions. She's angry, then she's sad, then she's remorseful, then she's bitter, then she's angry again al in a page or two. Life's too short.
Instead of leaving after giving Elizabeth that letter at Rosings, Darcy stays and is joined by other members of his family. Can he start to make amends to Elizabeth. Can her feelings start to change.
I enjoyed the first half of the story (3 stars for that part). After Lydia's elopement I rapidly read through the 'romance' of Darcy and Elizabeth interactions which is why I gave it the two star rating.
I enjoyed the first half of the story (3 stars for that part). After Lydia's elopement I rapidly read through the 'romance' of Darcy and Elizabeth interactions which is why I gave it the two star rating.
This is one of the "what if's" for Pride and Prejudice. You can see my review on Impulse and Initiative for all the books in the series I've read - they're pretty much the same when it comes to forming an opinion: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/847343509?book_show_action=false
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Abigail Reynolds studied Russian, theater, and marine biology before deciding to attend medical school. Her first book was From Lambton to Longbourn, which led to several other Pemberley Variations novels. She also wrote a modern novel entitled The Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice. She is also a physician with a part-time private practice. show more (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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