Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - Softcover

Jennifer Becton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1453740473 ISBN 13: 9781453740477

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

When Charlotte Lucas married Mr. Collins in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, she believed herself to be fortunate indeed. Her nuptials gained her a comfortable home and financial security. If she acquired these things at the expense of true love, it did not matter one whit. To Charlotte, love in marriage was nothing more than a pleasant coincidence.

As the years of her marriage dragged by, Charlotte began to question her idea of love as she suffered continual embarrassment at her husband's simpering and fawning manners. When Mr. Collins dies, finally relieving everyone of his tedious conversation, she must work feverishly to secure her income and home. She gives no further thought to the prospect of love until her flighty sister Maria begs her to act as her chaperone in place of their ailing parents. Hoping to prevent Maria from also entering an unhappy union, Charlotte agrees, and they are quickly thrust into a world of country dances, dinner parties, and marriageable gentlemen.

But when an unprincipled gentleman compromises Charlotte's reputation, her romantic thoughts disappear at the prospect of losing her independence. As she struggles to extricate herself from her slander, her situation reveals both the nature of each gentleman and of true love.

About this title

About the Author:

Jennifer Becton works as a freelance editor and writer and is a lover of many genres of books, including historical novels, mysteries, and literary fiction. She lives near Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband Bert and her cat Puttytat. She is also an avid equestrienne and owns a horse appropriately named Darcy.

Review:

With Charlotte Collins...Becton mines the rich vein of literary characters who've vanished into the mists of history.... Charming, witty, and grounded in period detail, Becton's debut novel will make Jane Austen fans rejoice. --Beverle Graves Myers

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1453740473
• ISBN 13: 9781453740477
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256