Duty, Disgrace, and Despair Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased What if instead of delivering his infamous insult, Darcy requests a dance with Elizabeth Bennet at the Meryton Assembly… What if instead of sketching Mr. Darcy’s character as […]
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Duty, Disgrace, and Despair Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased What if instead of delivering his infamous insult, Darcy requests a dance with Elizabeth Bennet at the Meryton Assembly… What if instead of sketching Mr. Darcy’s character as […]
Sand and Sailing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased TYPE OF AUSTENESQUE NOVEL: Persuasion Modern-Day Retelling SETTING: present-day summer in Old Lyme, Connecticut MAIN CHARACTERS: Hanna (Anne), Derick (Wentworth), Ella Musgrove (Louisa), Eli Williams (William Elliot), Charles and […]
Young Age, Grief, and Forced Circumstances Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Author TYPE OF NOVEL: Pride and Prejudice Variation TIME FRAME: Several Years prior to Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth is 15, Mr. Darcy is 23. […]
Eavesdropping and Threats! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy form Author TYPE OF NOVEL: Pride and Prejudice Variation TIME FRAME: Begins shortly before Elizabeth’s arrival at Netherfield to tend Jane SYNOPSIS: Quite by accident, Elizabeth overhears a discussion […]