Letters From Pemberley by Jane Dawkins

Letters From Pemberley by Jane Dawkins

(The First Year)

I did say at the end of the last book I read (Mr Darcys Great Escape by Marsha Altan) that the next book would seem pretty dull.

Well, may be but Letters from Pemberley is rescued by it’s charm.

It is written in the form of letters from Elizabeth Darcy the new mistress of Pemberley Manor, to her dearly beloved and newly wed Sister, Jane Bingley.

Sisters used to sharing their daily insights and inner feelings with each other I am sure, would keep in touch regularly wi regarding each others gossip of the day.

The author has moved characters from several of the other Jane Austen books and changed their names and moved then to Derbyshire, hence the Knightlys from Emma become the Daleys, it is easy to see which characters have been used even with the changed names and is a nice touch.

Mention is given to Mr Darcys schemes to up date his home and farming methods in keeping with the times, well researched and in character.

This book is calm charming and in no way racy, I feel it could have had a little more of Elizabeths cutting tone to it.

But pleasant none the less the letters from all the sisters to each other especially Lydias would be quite fun to read. May be that could be another book?

Mr Darcys Great Escape by Marsha Altman

Mr Darcys Great Escape by Marsha Altman

Pride and Prejudice continues: A Tale of the Darcys and the Bingleys

Gosh if I used the term outlandish when reviewing The Plight of the Darcy Brothers, it was only because I had not yet read the third book, this is outlandish times ten.

Boy oh boy full of amazing plot lines, some I know will raise eyebrows and even blood pressures and yes parts are totally crazy, but, crazy in a good way.

Maybe this book does stray far from the original but it is great fun even if very far fetched, England is left far behind.

The story goes to Japan across Russia into the dark heights of the Carpatian Mountains.

It goes back in time and then splits into two different story lines completely and the adventures get dark and dastardly with torture thrown in. There is even a chance meeting with Napoleon.

By the time you reach the end after Elizabeth and Caroline have joined forces (yes they are just as rude as you would expect) with Colonel Fitzwilliam to save the day.

There are thought provoking dark moments and some very troubling times for the Darcy family but always with a healthy sprinkling of Austen Style humor.

So, at the end you are not surprised to have a religious miracle thrown in for good measure and why not.

I suspect Marsha Altman has amazing dreams at night, full of excitement, and I hope she writes more, I will certainly read them. Most books will seem pretty dull after this Trilogy of Books.