Narrator Susie Riddell portrays every one of the many characters in Greeley’s Austen-inspired novel so credibly that it’s hard to believe she’s alone in the recording booth. In the world of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Elizabeth Bennet’s friend, Charlotte Lucas, has made a sensible match, marrying Vicar William Collins. His patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, keeps Collins on a short leash, and Riddell precisely captures her sharp tongue as well as Collins’s embarrassingly slavish behavior toward her. Riddell makes clear Charlotte’s distaste for her husband’s social-climbing ways yet shows her strong sense of duty and commitment to William. When the unexpected occurs, Charlotte’s life undergoes a disturbing shift. Riddell’s strong narration of this debut novel will make listeners hope for more trips to Austen-land. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
For everyone who loved Pride and Prejudice-and legions of historical fiction lovers-an inspired debut novel set in Austen's world.
Charlotte Collins, nee Lucas, is the respectable wife of Hunsford's vicar, and sees to her duties by rote: keeping house, caring for their adorable daughter, visiting parishioners, and patiently tolerating the lectures of her awkward husband and his condescending patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Intelligent, pragmatic, and anxious to escape the shame of spinsterhood, Charlotte chose this life, an inevitable one so socially acceptable that its quietness threatens to overwhelm her. Then she makes the acquaintance of Mr. Travis, a local farmer and tenant of Lady Catherine.
In Mr. Travis' company, Charlotte feels appreciated, heard, and seen. For the first time in her life,*Charlotte begins to understand emotional intimacy and its effect on the heart-and how breakable that heart can be. With her sensible nature confronted, and her own future about to take a turn, Charlotte must now question the role of love and passion in a woman's life, and whether they truly matter for a clergyman's wife.
Fans of Jane Austen will love this debut novel set in the world of Pride and Prejudice.
Follow Charlotte Collins, the clergyman's wife, as she navigates the expectations of society and discovers the true meaning of love and passion.
HarperCollins 2024
For everyone who loved Pride and Prejudice-and legions of historical fiction lovers-an inspired debut novel set in Austen's world.
Charlotte Collins, nee Lucas, is the respectable wife of Hunsford's vicar, and sees to her duties by rote: keeping house, caring for their adorable daughter, visiting parishioners, and patiently tolerating the lectures of her awkward husband and his condescending patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Intelligent, pragmatic, and anxious to escape the shame of spinsterhood, Charlotte chose this life, an inevitable one so socially acceptable that its quietness threatens to overwhelm her. Then she makes the acquaintance of Mr. Travis, a local farmer and tenant of Lady Catherine.
In Mr. Travis' company, Charlotte feels appreciated, heard, and seen. For the first time in her life,*Charlotte begins to understand emotional intimacy and its effect on the heart-and how breakable that heart can be. With her sensible nature confronted, and her own future about to take a turn, Charlotte must now question the role of love and passion in a woman's life, and whether they truly matter for a clergyman's wife.
Fans of Jane Austen will love this debut novel set in the world of Pride and Prejudice.
Follow Charlotte Collins, the clergyman's wife, as she navigates the expectations of society and discovers the true meaning of love and passion.
HarperCollins 2024
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BN ID: | 2940170125500 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 12/03/2019 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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