These Three Remain by Pamela Aidan

These Three Remain by Pamela Aidan

A Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman

Book 3 and another throughly enjoyable read. Maybe a little slower to get started than the last two books but once up and running  it kept me well and truly engaged.

The book starts with Mr Darcy quitting London for his Easter visit to his Aunt Catherine in Kent and goes right up to the Marriage ceremony in the church at Meryton.

It is detailed and insightful and still has the plot lines from the previous book full of mystery and skullduggery with Darcy being plucked from some pretty dire situations by his steadfast friend Lord Brougham.

Sylvanie the wicked temptress of Norwycke Castle is now in London and full of vengeance.

We learn more of Darcy’s enigmatic valets background as Fletcher assists in tracking down Lydia and Wickham.

In the foot notes to this book it says that Pamela Aidan wants to write a follow up book on the Darcy’s and tie up some deliberately left loose ends.

Dy Brongham’s story intersected with Darcy and Elizabeth and their young family and the ‘of age’ Georgina Darcy during the years shortly after the Napoleonic wars.

I for one will be looking forwards to this next book with great anticipation.

I really enjoyed reading this trilogy and recommend it to other Darcy lovers.

Duty and Desire by Pamela Aidan

Duty and Desire by Pamela Aidan

A Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman

The second book in the series by Pamela Aidan does not perhaps have as much charm as the first, but it is none the less intriguing, more of a who dunnit with Darcy playing a Sherlock Holmesesque character and his ever faithful valet Fletcher playing Dr Watson.

Darcy attempts to rid himself of his infatuation with Elizabeth Bennet he joins a house party at Norwycke Castle (very gothic) to look for a more suitable wife.

He finds himself amidst all sorts of plots and skullduggery which Fletcher helps him to navigate through.

So many plots and sub plots and some pretty unpleasant characters.

Even Satanic rights may or may not be part of the problems at Norwycke Castle.

You do need to keep turning the pages to make sure our hero is not going to fall into the clutches of any of the villains or more to the point villainesses.

But of course with Fletcher watching his back and tying his cravat, he will escape by the skin of his teeth, to return to London and his Sister a wiser man no longer looking for a wife.

And so onto book 3 of the Fitzwilliam Darcy Gentleman Series -’These Three Remain’ hoping it has the charm of the first book and the story telling of the second.