Over the Longbourn Table: A 'Pride and Prejudice' Variation Vignette

by Margaret Lynette Sharp

As the Longbourn family settles down to enjoy their evening meal, no-one, except perhaps Lydia, expects to hear of the startling scandal that is sweeping Hertfordshire. Does Mr Bennet's careful statement of his well-considered opinion soothe his wife's moral indignation? Or does it simply fuel the flames of her (exquisitely cultivated) sense of outraged impropriety? {Tune in to Regency England for this new installment in Margaret Sharp's series of JAFF vignettes. )

8 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 10, 2021

About the author

My blog: http://margaretlynettesharp.wordpress...

Margaret Lynette Sharp is an award-winning writer, and the author of over eighty titles, including #1 Amazon Best Seller, 'Longbourn Revisited'. Her work was highly commended during the the 2014 Hurstville Discovery Festival of Community Arts, and published by Hurstville Council in an anthology entitled 'Write Out Loud'. In November 2015 she won a Second Prize, again in the short story section of this same competition, and her title, 'More Than a Mere Bagatelle', has been selected for inclusion in another anthology, 'The Art of Writing'.
She spent her early years in an inner city suburb of Sydney, moving with her family to a leafy, outer suburb at the age of ten.
A self-motivated student who loved to seek out information, she matriculated just before her eighteenth birthday. Her enthusiasm for literature led to further studies, with a particular focus on Short Story Writing
Shortly after the death of her elderly mother whom she cared for, Margaret met and later married Ronald Sharp B.E.M., the creator of the Sydney Opera House Grand Organ. She believes that, without doubt, he was her greatest fan and motivator.
Excelling in English himself, Ron had edited much of her early work. He passed away on 21st July, 2021.

Margaret's books have been read and reviewed by readers from Australia, U.S. and India; the vast majority of reviews have been positive.

In addition, she has three blogs on WordPress, which has received many encouraging comments.

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Over the Longbourn Table by Australian author Margaret Lynette Sharp is a “Pride and Prejudice” Variation Vignette. Once again this author delivers another enjoyable and entertaining short story which I found a pleasure to read.

With thanks to the author for my digital copy to read and review. Recommended.

[Tony Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Longbourn House. Mr. Bennet (husband/father) set about carving the turkey listening to Mrs. Bennet (wife/mother) gossip to Lydia (15, daughter/sister), Mary (daughter/sister), & Elizabeth “Liz” (daughter/sister) about the likeness of Amy Banks (youngest daughter) & William Carter (son).

As they ate/talked the girls listened to Mr. Bennet’s comments, but as usual Mrs. Bennet had the final words.

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one. All thoughts & opinions are entirely my own.

An awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very professionally written down under romance (Vignette) book. It was amazingly easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great down under romance movie, or better yet a mini-TV series. To be continued. There is no doubt in my mind this is an extremely easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free Author; PDF book
Tony Parsons (Washburn; MSW)

[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Over The Longbourn Table by Australian author Margaret Lynette Sharp is a “Pride and Prejudice” Variation Vignette. As they gather for a meal, it’s clear something has Mrs Bennet agitated. Fourteen-year-old Lydia, no longer a child in her own eyes, can’t hide her excitement over her friend Amy’s liaison, and that isn’t tempered by Mrs Bennet’s disapproval, nor by her older sister Mary’s wise observation regarding age and maturity. Meanwhile, Mr Bennet’s opinion on suitable match does not quite gel with his wife’s, and leaves the family a little shocked.
Sharp easily evokes the style and tone of Austen’s writing, giving the reader a taste of what might have occurred before Lizzy ever met Mr Darcy. This Jane Austen Fan Fiction, taken in the spirit intended, this is a brief but enjoyable read.
With thanks to the author for this copy to read and review.

[Mrs A Kemp · Rating 1 out of 5]

It is not a book , the description of a book should amount to at least 8.or more chapters

I definitely would not recommend this book. Utter nonsense. Not worth one 🌟 but one is forced to score it in order that other readers be aware of the falseness of calling it a book.