![]() ![]() Both sisters and their husbands are at Pemberley, the palatial country estate of the Darcys in Derbyshire, whose grandeur is only equal to the ten thousand a year that it generates for its previously haughty master and decidedly opinionated mistress. Bennet got rid of her two most deserving daughters in marriage: Jane to Charles Bingley and Elizabeth to Fitzwilliam Darcy. It is six years since the happy day on which Mrs. To say that my “wishes and hopes might be fixed” in anticipation is an understatement. What Janeite in their right mind is not salivating at the thought of an Austen sequel written by such an acclaimed and exalted author? Just the thought of Austen and mystery in one sentence pushes me into the giddy zone. ![]() James has taken up her pen inspired by my (and her) favorite author and whipped up a murder mystery for me to devour is delightful. Okay, I got that off my chest, so now on to more pleasant topics – the fact that the venerable mystery writer P. It really puts me off my reading game from the get go. If you are going to write a sequel to a classic of world literature, it is, what it is. Since Death Comes to Pemberley is a sequel to Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, it is like apologizing for snow being cold. ![]() In this case, it is to author Jane Austen for using her characters. I consider it more than a bit perplexing when an author begins their book with an apology. ![]()
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