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For fans of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister tells Mary's story...
It is a sad fact of life that if a young woman is unlucky enough to come into the world without expectations, she had better do all she can to ensure she is born beautiful. To be handsome and poor is misfortune enough; but to be both plain and penniless is a hard fate indeed.
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mary is the middle of the five Bennet girls and the plainest of them all, so what hope does she have? Prim and pious, with no redeeming features, she is unloved and seemingly unlovable.
The Other Bennet Sister, though, shows another side to Mary. An introvert in a family of extroverts; a constant disappointment to her mother who values beauty above all else; fearful of her father’s sharp tongue; with little in common with her siblings – is it any wonder she turns to books for both company and guidance? And, if she finds her life lonely or lacking, that she determines to try harder at the one thing she can be: right.
One by one, her sisters marry – Jane and Lizzy for love; Lydia for some semblance of respectability – but Mary, it seems, is destined to remain single and live out her life at Longbourn, at least until her father dies and the house is bequeathed to the reviled Mr Collins.
But when that fateful day finally comes, she slowly discovers that perhaps there is hope for her, after all.
Simultaneously a wonderfully warm homage to Jane Austen and a delightful new story in its own right, Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister is, at its heart, a life-affirming tale of a young woman finding her place in the world. Witty and uplifting, it will make you feel – and cheer – for Mary as you never have before.
© 2020 Mantle (Lydbok): 9781529035094
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 9. januar 2020
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Underholdningsromaner
For fans of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister tells Mary's story...
It is a sad fact of life that if a young woman is unlucky enough to come into the world without expectations, she had better do all she can to ensure she is born beautiful. To be handsome and poor is misfortune enough; but to be both plain and penniless is a hard fate indeed.
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mary is the middle of the five Bennet girls and the plainest of them all, so what hope does she have? Prim and pious, with no redeeming features, she is unloved and seemingly unlovable.
The Other Bennet Sister, though, shows another side to Mary. An introvert in a family of extroverts; a constant disappointment to her mother who values beauty above all else; fearful of her father’s sharp tongue; with little in common with her siblings – is it any wonder she turns to books for both company and guidance? And, if she finds her life lonely or lacking, that she determines to try harder at the one thing she can be: right.
One by one, her sisters marry – Jane and Lizzy for love; Lydia for some semblance of respectability – but Mary, it seems, is destined to remain single and live out her life at Longbourn, at least until her father dies and the house is bequeathed to the reviled Mr Collins.
But when that fateful day finally comes, she slowly discovers that perhaps there is hope for her, after all.
Simultaneously a wonderfully warm homage to Jane Austen and a delightful new story in its own right, Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister is, at its heart, a life-affirming tale of a young woman finding her place in the world. Witty and uplifting, it will make you feel – and cheer – for Mary as you never have before.
© 2020 Mantle (Lydbok): 9781529035094
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 9. januar 2020
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Merethe
3. nov. 2022
Likte ikke så godt første delen, men veldig godt delene som omtaler tiden etter Jane Austens bok slutter.
Maggie
21. sep. 2022
I loved revisiting the Bennet family, this time through Mary’s eyes. I’d like to think that even Jane Austen herself would be pleased with Mary’s story.
Marthe
13. aug. 2022
Anbefales for fans av Austen.
Ellinor
26. okt. 2021
For en deilig fanfiction! Spekket av små og store referanser til viktoriansk litteratur, en kjærlighetshistorie som er umiskjennelig i Austens stil og det hele lest inn med varme og variasjon. En deilig leseopplevelse.
Hilde
29. des. 2022
Meh... Men eg hørte på hele boka. den er for lett underholdning i romanse kategorien.
Hanne
23. aug. 2021
Nydelig lettlest bok
E
4. jan. 2023
SÅ skuffa! Jeg ELSKER Jane Austen og henne like. Dette er så kjedelig og gir meg behov til å kaste ting på Mary og forfatter for å få dem til å gjøre slutt på lidelsene. Greide å høre alt, men ååååå sim jeg slet de siste 1000 timene.
Tonje
25. jan. 2024
Nydelig🥰
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