Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice [Paperback]

Helen Halstead (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 23, 2007

IN PRIDE & PREJUDICE, JANE AUSTEN brought together one of the most beloved literary couples of all time—Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Now, Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride continues the story of these passion-filled newlyweds as they enter London’s glamorous high society.
This page-turning novel finds Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy entangled in the frivolity and ferocity of social intrigues. Although Elizabeth makes a powerful friend in the Marchioness of Englebury, the rivalry and jealousy among her ladyship’s prestigious clique threatens to destroy the success of her new marriage.
Written in the style of Jane Austen, full of humor and sardonic wit, Mr. Darcy Presents His Bridebrings Regency society vividly to life and continues the romantic, sometimes tragic, stories of other popular Pride & Prejudice characters including Georgiana Darcy and Kitty Bennet.

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About the Author

Helen Halstead was born in Adeliade, South Australia in 1950, and works as a teacher. She has been a fan of Jane Austen’s ironic humor and exquisite prose from the age of thirteen.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Ulysses Press (March 23, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569755884
• ISBN-13: 978-1569755884
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #256,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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98 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whew - a good P&P sequel!, May 23, 2007

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Rachel "rkp1" (East Greenbush, NY, United States) - See all my reviews
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I've read every P&P sequel I can get my hands on - the good, the bad, and the really atrocious. This is almost my favorite. (My favorite was Pamela Aidan's trilogy). This one gets a little harlequin-romancy sometimes, with un-Astenesque emphasis on what color gown was being worn, what look the characters were exchanging, Darcy's fingers in Elizabeth's hair, etc, but overall, it was a good story. I loved the character development of all involved - the characters were actually DEVELOPED, without straying beyond belief. Too many sequels out there do personality transplants on Elizabeth et. al., but in this story, we watch the newlyweds grow as a couple, we watch Elizabeth take on higher society, and we care about what happens to the main characters, other familiar favorites, and some new ones. A truly enjoyable read. Well done!

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can love last?, May 18, 2007

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I, too, am a lover off all things Pride and Prejudice. Waited almost 4 months for this book to arrive. Elizabeth is everything we know her to be - witty, charming and nearly fearless. This is one of the best sequels I have ever read in its conveyance of her wit. You have real understanding of how she could be well received in spite of her lack of fortune. And unlike some others that would have her repeatedly make poor choices, this Lizzy does not. That pleased me tremendously. I think some authors want to give Lizzy modern sensibilities in the Regency period.

Still, there's something wrong with the ending. It's as if the author ran out of paper and had to wrap it up quickly. And the one sadness seemed unnecessary to the plot to me. I do love Wickham's outcome in this novel. I also want to thank one reviewer for saving me $40 in buying this book under another name. I've done that once with Linda Berdoll's novel.

This was well worth the read and I'd give it a 4+ but not perfection.

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3 Plus stars for a pretty good book, May 22, 2007

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Author Helen Halstead gets quite a bit right in this novel. Lady Catherine was properly narcissistic, Elizabeth was properly witty, and others were true to the portrayal first made by Austen. Other characters were off-course, for example Kitty. A few ill-placed coughs in Pride and Prejudice turns into a weak constitution in this novel. There were quite a few new characters, and sometimes keeping them separate was hard, and these characters at times had to drive too much of the plot. Still, the author captured the class judgments from the time period quite well. Overall, a fun book and rates three 1/2 stars.