Monday, April 15, 2013

Becoming Elizabeth Darcy by Mary Simonsen

Becoming Elizabeth Darcy by Mary Lydon Simonsen


A modern day variation with our herione suffering from swine flu and going into a coma as the story opens.

As she goes into a tunnel of light she is escorted through time awakening as Elizabeth Darcy many years into her marriage.

Totally clueless at first she can't believe they expect her to use a chamber pot! And some of her behavour is putting her at serious risk of being dragged of to an Asylem.

But after the initial shock and the horror at the hygiene and medical treatments of the time, she settles down to make the best she can of the situation. 

She finds Darcy to be charming and humorous but the last few years of their marriage have not been smooth and she feels she has been put there to mend some of the tragedies in Darcy and Elizabeths lives. Hoping that it will earn her a passage home to the family she misses terribly.

She sets about introducing some basic hygiene essentials to Pemberley and even teaches the making of pizza which becomes a giant success with all.

Warm funny and caring, while dealing with some very difficult subjects.

I enjoyed this book immensely.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks, Sofia, for the wonderful review. So glad you liked it. My next JA book will be a sequel to Becoming Elizabeth Darcy. I'll let you know when it's out. :)

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  2. Thank you looking forwards to that.

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  3. Nice review! So glad you enjoyed this story. I found it amusing seeing Beth's reactions to chamber pots and hygiene back then. And the ending was so sweet too! :)

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