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  <title><![CDATA[The Darcys &amp; the Bingleys: A Tale of Two Gentlemen's Marriages to Two Most Devoted Sisters]]></title>
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  <default_description>Three days before their double wedding, Charles Bingley is desperate to have a word with his dear friend Fitzwilliam Darcy, seeking advice of a most delicate nature.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bingley is shocked when Darcy gives him a copy of the Kama Sutra, but it does tell him everything he needs to know ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Eventually, of course, Jane finds this remarkable volume, and in the utmost secrecy shows it to her dear sister Elizabeth, who goes searching for a copy in the Pemberley library ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;By turns hilarious and sweet, The Darcys &amp; the Bingleys also presents an intriguing view of Miss Caroline Bingley, who has such good reasons for being the way she is that the reader can't help but hold her in charity. Georgiana Darcy makes a most eligible match, and in spite of his abhorrence of being asked for advice, Darcy's friendship with Bingley is solid and full of fun.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Marsha Altman]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Altman, Marsha. 2008. The Darcys &amp; The Bingleys: Pride and Prejudice Continues: A Tale of Two Gentlemen's Marriages to Two Most Devoted Sisters.<br/><br/>Without a doubt, The Darcys &amp; The Bingleys is a good book. As a sequel to the original novel by Jane Austen, people may be wary. After all, some...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32446419">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a bit like a family block of chocolate- very yummy and intriguing at first bite, but the last bite leaves you wondering how you got this far.<br/><br/>Unfortunately Ms Altman is not Jane Austen. The language at the start of the book is promising and she has some witty dialogue, but no...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51548919">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38063490">
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  <read_at>Fri Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Maybe it was because I went into this book with exceedingly low expectations after reading the reference to the <em>Kama Sutra</em> on the back cover (don't worry it's just mentioned as something they look at but no details are given), but I had a fun time with this book.  It's certainly not one of the most ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38063490">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43247119">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't help reading &quot;sequels&quot; to Pride and Prejudice. They are usually entertaining and it is interesting to see how various authors imagine the post-wedding lives of these beloved Austen characters. What I liked about this one was that it also brought the Bingleys more into the story and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43247119">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41583393">
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Feb 17 10:07:31 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is such a wonderful sequel to “Pride and Prejudice”!  Parts of this novel are absolutely hilarious.  I did enjoy this version so much more than Linda Berdoll’s sequel.  I have yet to read Ms. Berdoll’s sequel to her sequel, however, unlike Ms. Berdoll’s book, Ms. Altman doesn’t use ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41583393">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47218986">
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Personally, I feel that this is one of the better sequels to Pride and Prejudice.  Elizabeth's character retains her smart, sassy wit.  I also enjoyed the relationship between Bingley and Darcy shown in this book.  It was easy to laugh at their antics.  I also liked that both Lizzy and Jane became c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47218986">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44557107">
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was kind of a fun book, but it didn't really have the same flavor as Jane Austen--the language seemed more modern, and some of the situations seemed more modern.  The book seemed to obsess about sex, too, even though there was nothing graphic, it really had a lot more than Jane Austen would hav...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44557107">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[With <em>The Darcys and the Bingleys</em>, author Marsha Altman gives readers a delightful and sweet window into what happens after the events recorded by Jane Austen in <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>, following Darcy, Elizabeth, Bingley, and Jane into splendidly happy marriages.<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://riley-merrick.livejournal.com/121039.html">Click for full review</a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35921441">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39617300">
    <user id="994670">
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[As far as Austen sequels go, I've read better, but I've also read worse!<br/><br/>The plot was amusing, but think too hard about it and it all becomes illogical and full of holes!<br/><br/>My biggest problem was the languauge - use of 'okay' and people being 'perfectly fine' ring rather arkwardl...]]></body>
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    <review id="65203048">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[To be completely honest, I'm surprised so many of the reviews on here were as positive as they were.  I found this book to be beyond idiotic, and when you really boiled it down, it was actually really dull.  First of all, the plot lines were beyond ridiculous.  Second of all, Elizabeth isn't so much...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65203048">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38766398">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jan 08 08:53:01 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book. It was fun and exciting. I didn't know anything about this book before I picked it up and if I had I probably wouldn't have read it but it confronts adult topics in a clean and discrete way. A fun light read.]]></body>
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    <review id="34407740">
    <user id="1109508">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[While not necessarily written in the style of the classic Pride and Prejudice, this book was entertaining and continues the story true to the original characters. It is also a book I couldn't put down, I read it in one sitting! ]]></body>
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    <review id="22699400">
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Proofread this actually, and I so enjoyed my work.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved, loved, loved this book!!!]]></body>
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    <review id="56540336">
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    <body><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed this book even more than I had expected.  In the past I have read “sequels” to Pride and Prejudice but found them lacking in either not staying true to the original characters or just not having a very interesting story.  I thought Marsha Altman did a wonderful job in this b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56540336">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47553561">
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    <name><![CDATA[Meredith]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book isn't the best Pride and Prejudice Sequel I ever read, but I did find it a very entertaining book. It is not close to the style of Jane's writing, her characters (I don't think she would have Mr. Darcy be so easily drunk), or her style (she would not be writing about the Kama Sutra). Never...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47553561">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The description of this book sounds quite silly: Mr. Darcy gives Mr. Bingley a rare copy of the <em>Kama Sutra</em> before their double wedding, and their brides come upon the book and peruse it. Naturally this leads to some post-wedding bliss in the bedchambers of the two couples. But don't worry, there's n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46563919">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't realize it but I guess I have always had in mind what happened after Pride and Prejudice and this author's vision isn't mine!  It wasn't awful or even bad just didn't jive with my ideas which I like lots better.  Although don't look for a book from me anytime soon...  I think that spending ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73749603">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was weary of Austen themed chick-lit about a single thirty-something trying to find her own Mr. Darcy. This was refreshing.   Pride &amp; Prejudice it is not, but it is a fun sequel which tries to stay true to Austen's characters.  There is no real conflict in the first half of the story, but there is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45192883">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was entertaining and fun. I don't normally enjoy books that feature classic characters, but I thought that this one was very well written. I felt that the author captured the basic spirit of the characters and did very well with continuing their stories. I will definitely read the next ins...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61201138">more...</a>]]></body>
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