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Rent Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Pub Group West
Published: Mar 2007
Genre: Fiction - Literary
Retail Price: $14.95
Pages: 320
Synopsis
When Elizabeth Bennett marries the brooding, passionate Mr. Darcy, she is thrown into the exciting world of London society. She makes a powerful friend in the Marchioness of Englebury but the jealousy among her ladyship's circle threatens to destroy Elizabeth's happiness. Elizabeth is drawn into a powerful clique for whom intrigue is the stuff of life and rivalry the motive, and her success, it seems, can only come at the expense of good relations with her husband. This novel also continues the stories of other favorite Pride and Prejudice characters including Georgiana Darcy and Kitty Bennett, each of whom have amusing adventures of their own. Told in the language of the era and bringing Regency society vividly to life, Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride recalls Austen's theme of the necessity of individual growth in the maintainance of lasting bonds.
Reviews
Although no one can totally reproduce Austen's witty prose, Halstead does an admirable job while avoiding the any affectation in her tone or awkwardness in her composition, which is a common pitfall for modern writers attempting to write in the older language style. This sequel to Pride and Prejudice does lack some of Austen's subtlety as some subjects that would have been eluded to indirectly in Austen's work are broached in direct terms such as the mention of love and sex but it is still done well and believably. The plot and characterizations are solid and any slight difference from the book is easily accepted due to the solid writing. The only problem is that in the denouement, much like with Pride and Prejudice, seems to summarize and I had wished the ending was elaborated on. But since this was also my complaint with Austen's original, it is simply that I wanted more. I recommend this to anyone wishing to read about Austen's world. In conclusion, although nothing can take the place of Austen's classic, Halstead writes in her very spirit.