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Reading The Mysteries of Pemberley at this time was a bit chilling. With all the fears of contracting the coronavirus it caused me horrifying visions of losing loved ones from this kind of plague. The death bed promise brought tears to my eyes. However I loved this book. It reminded me of the wonderful Gothic novels of my youth. House stories are what they were called then. This author weaves a tale that is quite unpredictable which is to her credit. I loved this Elizabeth. She would rather die
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I’m not sure how to rate this one because I wasn’t a fan of the second half of the book but that’s just me, adventures are not my cup of tea. The first half is great, the writing style smooth.
This was my first time reading a gothic P&P story and I loved it!!! As one would expect from a gothic tale, this story is filled with the sadness & the sorrow of painful loss & betrayal mixed with mystery & danger. This is definitely not a light hearted uplifting book. It engages your heart strings as well as your interest right from the start. We begin with the heartbreaking death of both Bingley & Jane leaving behind a baby boy that Lizzy promises to care for as her own. Through all the traged
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A complex, gothic and well constructed variation.
At its heart this is a story about love and to what it drives the central characters.
The style of the story leans to the gothic as read by Austen’s own heroines; Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey would have loved it!
I heartily recommend this book - it is not the usual P&P variation and is all the stronger for it.
At its heart this is a story about love and to what it drives the central characters.
The style of the story leans to the gothic as read by Austen’s own heroines; Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey would have loved it!
I heartily recommend this book - it is not the usual P&P variation and is all the stronger for it.
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