More Letters from Pemberley (Pride & Prejudice Continues) [Paperback]

Dawkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007 | Series: Pride & Prejudice Continues

To the delight of the many readers who loved Letters from Pemberley, Jane Dawkins’s popular continuation of Pride and Prejudice, More Letters from Pemberley continues the story of Elizabeth (Bennet) Darcy’s married life, picking up in 1814 and following this most popular of Jane Austen characters for another six years to the twilight of the Regency period in 1819.

Writing to her beloved sister Jane, the irrepressible Lizzie describes life as mistress of Pemberley and her relationship with the dashing Fizwilliam Darcy. Highlights include a Darcy family Christmas, the inevitable conflicts that might arise even in such an illustrious family and the happiness of the birth of an heir.

Again incorporating Jane Austen’s own words and characters from her other works (who appear here with different names, either associated with Austen’s life, borrowed from another of her novels or a word-play on their original name), Jane Dawkins has created another satisfying and entertaining tale.

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From the Back Cover

The delights and complexities of life at Pemberley

Now that she has been mistress of Pemberley for more than a year, Elizabeth Darcy's letters to her beloved sister Jane, her devoted husband and other characters who weave in and out of her sphere are intimate, sweet and full of insights.

Follow the Darcy family for another six years to the twilight of the Regency period in 1819, through the joys, celebrations and inevitable conflicts that arise even in such an illustrious family.

Again incorporating Jane Austen’s own words and characters from her other works, Jane Dawkins creates a satisfying, entertaining and endearing tale about a way of life always intriguing to modern
day readers.

What readers are saying:
“I was thrilled...I can never get too much of Lizzy and Darcy.”

“...real and sometimes heartbreaking events that...made me love Elizabeth even more for her courage and strength. This book is like hearing from an old friend again.”

“What a delight!”

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140220907X
• ISBN-13: 978-1402209079
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,254,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent continuation, November 4, 2007

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Miss Meg "Megan" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: More Letters from Pemberley (Pride & Prejudice Continues) (Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed the original Letters from Pemberley about Darcy and Elizabeth's first year of marriage and eagerly read through this continuation of that story. Overall I enjoyed the book very much, although I do have a few bits of criticism. First would be that this book was not as detailed (the first book only covered a year while this the second book covered five years yet was not significantly longer than the first). That and the last year in the book having so much drama - while yes, Elizabeth and Darcy would have experienced their share of disappointments and sorrows in life (no life, if attempting to be realistic, is completely free from sorrow). The last year seemed a bit soap opera like, but with a sit-com (we fix all life's problems in 30 minutes) ending. Make no mistake though, I did like the book and should Ms. Dawkins decide to continue the series I will definitely read the next one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable but somewhat lacking..., July 17, 2008

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P. J. Mullins "Austenite" (Deltona, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Letters from Pemberley (Pride & Prejudice Continues) (Paperback)

While I enjoy devouring sequels to P & R, this one was basically a good read, but lacking in the more intimate details of the lives of Elizabeth and Darcy. It mostly showed them as the patriarchs of the Pemberly Estate, and Darcy as the flawless do-gooder whose personality was a bit too good to be true. Their proposed idealism amid the setting of trying historic events seemed to me to be at odds with how people of the actual time period would have responded. I do not disapprove of idealism in any way, and it is a novel, but I would have preferred to see more development and intimacy with Elizabeth and Darcy.

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, February 23, 2012

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Alicia Adams - See all my reviews

This review is from: More Letters from Pemberley: A novel of sisters, husbands, heirs (Pride & Prejudice Continues) (Kindle Edition)

I liked the way the author incorporated the same William Cowper poem that I used in my book The Clouds Are Big With Mercy, and the way she allowed Elizabeth to mature throughout the course of the book, as it spanned the first five years of her married life. She wrote that she chose to end it before 1820, when Elizabeth's world would have begun to change dramatically with the end of the Regency period and the coming of the Industrial Revolution. Interesting to think about how that would have affected her... maybe there will be yet another sequel!