Letters from Pemberley the First Year - Softcover

Dawkins, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595276954 ISBN 13: 9780595276950

Publisher: Authors Choice Pr, 2003

Synopsis

In this continuation to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, one of the best-loved novels in the English language, Elizabeth Bennet, now Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy and mistress of Pemberley, finds herself in a very different league of wealth and privilege. Writing to her sister, Jane, she confides her uncertainty and anxieties, and describes the every-day of her new life. Her first year at Pemberley is sometimes bewildering but Lizzy's spirited sense of humor and satirical eye never desert her.

Incorporating Jane Austen's own words and characters from her other works (who appear here with different names, either associated with Austen's life, borrowed from another of her novels, or a word-play on their original name), Jane Dawkins pieces together a literary patchwork quilt to tell the story of Lizzy's first eventful year as Mrs. Darcy. The result is an entertaining and satisfying tale, which will surely delight Jane Austen fans everywhere.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

?And of this place, ? thought she, ?I might have been mistress!?
In this continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, one of the best-loved novels in the English language, Elizabeth Bennet, now Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy and mistress of Pemberley, finds herself living a very different life of wealth and privilege. Writing to her sister, Jane, she confides her uncertainty and anxieties, and describes the every-day of her new life. Her first year at Pemberley is sometimes bewildering but Lizzy's spirited sense of humour and satirical eye never desert her.
Incorporating Jane Austen's own words and characters from her other works (who appear here with different names, either associated with Austen's life, borrowed from another of her novels, or a word-play on their original name), Jane Dawkins pieces together a literary patchwork quilt to tell the story of Lizzy's first eventful year as Mrs. Darcy. The result is an entertaining and satisfying tale that will surely delight Jane Austen fans everywhere.
?[D]elightful?it is great fun. Well done, Jane Dawkins!?
-Susan Watkins, author, Jane Austen: In Style
?[A] pleasant and believable story...an enjoyable read.?
-Susannah Fullerton, President, The Jane Austen Society of Australia
?Very charming?in the mood and style of Jane Austen.?
-Patricia Latkin, Jane Austen Books

About the Author:

Jane Dawkins was born in Palestine but grew up in Wilton, England, in the neighboring county to where Jane Austen lived. She now resides in the rural Hudson Valley of New York with her husband, several cats and one dog. She has been a fan of Jane Austen most of her life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Authors Choice Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0595276954
• ISBN 13: 9780595276950
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 215