Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One [Paperback]

Sharon Lathan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mr & Mrs Fitzwilliam Darcy | Publication Date: March 1, 2009

Sharon Lathan presents Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy, A fascinating portrait of a timeless, consuming love - and the sweetest, most romantic Jane Austen sequel.

It's Darcy and Elizabeth's wedding day, and the journey is just beginning as Jane Austen's beloved Pride and Prejudice characters embark on the greatest adventure of all: marriage and a life together filled with surprising passion, tender self-discovery, and the simple joys of every day.

As their love story unfolds in this most romantic of Jane Austen sequels, Darcy and Elizabeth reveal to each other how their relationship blossomed. From misunderstanding to perfect understanding and harmony, theirs is a marriage filled with romance, sensuality, and the beauty of a deep, abiding love.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

"This journey is truly amazing."

"So beautifully written... making me feel as though I was in the room with Lizzy and Darcy... and sharing in all of the touching moments between."

"What a wonderful beginning to this truly beautiful marriage."
"I love your style of writing, the vocabulary you use, and the way you describe things but still leave things to the imagination."

"Could not stop reading."

"One can visualize, quite accurately, every detail."

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Editorial Reviews

Review

It is a real credit to Ms. Lathan that her storytelling style is in keeping with the author of work that inspired this novel. Well done! (Kay James Romance Reader at Heart 20090211)

This lovely novel of what comes after the end of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice creates a possible world at Pemberley for Darcy and Elizabeth. (Kathy Perschmann Armchair Interviews 20090216)

Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy is a scintillating novel that will have readers blushing right alongside Elizabeth Darcy as she and her husband embark upon the rest of their lives as a married couple. (Serena Cox-Augusto Savvy Verse & Wit 20090223)

If you love Elizabeth and Darcy, you won't want to miss this one. (Anna Horner Diary of an Eccentric 20090302)

If you love Jane Austen sequels, please pick this one up. It is quite the wonderful read. (Grace Loiacono Grace's Book Blog 20090303)

If...you enjoy detailed romance first and foremost in a book, you won't be disappointed. (Sharon Goforth Ex Libris 20090305)

Jane Austen fan or not – you're going to love this author's interpretation of life after the wedding as Darcy and Lizzy begin a honeymoon that looks to last forever. Very highly recommended reading. (Marilyn Rondeau CK2's Kwips & Kritiques 20090306)

If you enjoy enthusiastic romance passionately written featuring the redoubtable Mr. Darcy and his wife, then "I would by no means suspend any pleasure of yours"! (Laurel Ann Natress AustenProse 20090309)

Anyone who is a fan of the movie version of 'Pride & Prejudice' starring Kiera Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen will enjoy this continuance of their love story... Well done Sharon Lathan! (Ms. Moonlight Moonlight to Twilight Blog 20090310)

[W]onderfully written and kept me enthralled until the end... Darcy emerges as wonderfully romantic husband. (Marta Hoelscher Marta's Meanderings 20090310)

[W]ritten with wit and loads of romance. (Kim Atchue-Cusella BookLoons.com 20090313)

This is, quite simply, a story about love an excellent example of marriage and happily ever after. A wonderful read that is tailor made for the romantic at heart. (Awaiting Diana 20090313)

What I love most about this book is the research and language used to express the time period. (Keira Gillet Love Romance Passion 20090316)

I can't remember the last time I fell in love with a book like this. I (Bridget Locke Good Books, Bad Books 20090331)

the writing is terrific, and the author shows a great talent at both dialogue, narrative and description. (Joanne Mosher The Book Zombie )

If you want a story of true love - a couple perfectly matched and infatuated with each other and living in a splendid historical time period, than this is the book for you. (Corinne Edwards The Book Nest )

it will bring smiles and laughs to your day as you read through the life of Darcy and Elizabeth. (Allison King Allison's Attic of Books )

With simmering ardor for the other, the characters are solid, passionate, and convincing; permitting this reader to believe their honeymoon is not only just the beginning but a lifetime of love that will never turn cold. (Linda L. The Romance Studio )

About the Author

Sharon Lathan is a native Californian currently residing amid corn, cotton, and cows in Hanford, California in the sunny San Joaquin Valley. She divides her time as homemaker nurturing a husband and two children, plus the cat, dog, and fish; while also working as a Registered Nurse in a Neonatal ICU.

Product Details

• Paperback: 309 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark; 1 edition (March 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402215231
• ISBN-13: 978-1402215230
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (232 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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101 of 121 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No plot, no class, March 21, 2009

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Zip "Leigh" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One (Paperback)

Trash, trash, trash. Here's a synopsis of the book: "Oh, Mr. Darcy, you're so cute-- I adore you." "Oh, Mrs. Darcy, you are the most beautiful woman on earth, I love you so." Explicit but unimaginative sex for several pages. Cultural or linguistic anacronism. More cooing. More sex. Rinse and repeat.

I've read Berdoll and am happy to have Lizzy and Darcy enjoy the felicity of their marriage bed-- hoo-rah. But this novel is not even close to a sequel to Pride and Prejudice. The characters are sketched from a movie adaptation starring Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFayden. And nothing, but NOTHING, happens in this book.

Where's the character humor? Where's the story?

And--horrors-- this is the first of a trilogy?!? I'll skip the rest.

85 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Thank God for Amazon's liberal return policy., April 13, 2009

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BusyMom (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One (Paperback)

Normally I donate unwanted books to my local public library, but I didn't want to be held responsible for polluting its shelves with this poor excuse for a novel. There ought to be a law against these 'Mary Sue' authors who keep stealing the names of Jane Austen's beloved characters in an attempt to lend their no-plot, bodice-rippers a shred of credibility. And sorry, Ms. Lathan, but never having read Jane Austen prior to watching the latest film adaptation is no excuse for what you have done to these iconic literary characters, though it does explain a great deal about the end result. I can't even bring myself to use the characters' names in this review, since what was written about them in this book does such a disservice to them. It is a gross misrepresentation to tout this as a sequel or continuation of any version of Pride and Prejudice. The only thing this book shares in common with Pride and Prejudice (either the novel or any of the film adaptations) is the names of its characters. The only development said characters experience is in their sexual awakening - page after page and chapter after chapter of multiple sexual encounters described in excrutiating detail. I read other reviews for this book that refer to these numerous passages as 'romantic', but I found them to be repetitive and most likely, physically debilitating, to the couple in question.

If you truly love Darcy and Elizabeth, save your money and your sanity and read something else. Preferably something with a semblance of a plot and characters that remotely resemble the originals who have more substantial things to do than mate like Regency rabbits all day long.

BTW, before you think I am a prudish Austen purist, I'll add that I loved the 2005 film. I own two copies of it. But, my love for the film does not transfer to this ridiculous, soft-core sham.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay but not great, March 7, 2009

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Jacqueline Bundy (Calabasas, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I enjoyed this story more for the glimpse into what life might have been like at Pemberley and the portrayal of the supporting characters like the Gardner relatives and servents than the relationship between the Darcy's.

The stories main flaw is that when it comes to the most important relationship in the story it reads too much like overly mushy fan fiction. The narrative is overloaded with the too much they looked longingly into each other eyes and cooing you're everything to me kind of dialogue. And the pacing is very slow.

If you've read Pride and Prejudice of course you want to think that Elizabeth and Darcy had a wonderful married life and lived happily ever after but this portrayal of the early days of their married life is too far removed from Austens own style to be a really good sequel.

If you like amaturish bodice rippers you'll eat it up but if you're looking for a really well written Austen sequel or tie-in book there is a lot better stuff out there.