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Return To Longbourn The Next Chapter in the Continuing Story of Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice The Darcys of Pemberley Shannon Winslow Micah D Hansen 9780989025904 Books

This continuation, focusing on Mary Bennett, was enjoyable, and a good length. The author does a good job of writing in Austen's style, with only a few anachronistic bits of phrasing. There is, however, an overuse of lines from Austen's books, inserted mostly as dialogue for other characters. Having read Austen's books many times over, the lines are very recognizable to me, and I thought there was just too much of that particular technique. I have not read the book that comes prior to this one in the series; continuations featuring side characters from the originals are more of interest to me than stories featuring main characters such as Darcy & Elizabeth. Trying to write too much for Austen's most well developed characters is something that ohter authors can only fall short at doing, so I prefer not to see them try. This story was entertaining, with just enough of the P&P main characters, and interesting plots involving the least "interesting" of the Bennett girls, Mary. For most of the book, I did expect a different outcome for Mary, but the direction the author took the story in was very satisfactory.


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Return To Longbourn The Next Chapter in the Continuing Story of Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice The Darcys of Pemberley Shannon Winslow Micah D Hansen 9780989025904 Books Reviews

The first book in the series, the Darcys of Pemberly, was well written. It wasn't as suspenseful as is typical of a Jane Austen novel, but it was fine. I read the Return to Longbourn with much the same expectations.

What a fool was I to think it would be just fine? it was not. It was wonderful!!! Finally, Mary is such an important part of the story, in her own right. I could barely put it down. It was a book that I truly enjoyed from start to finish. If I had only one regret, it was the same as I had at the end of Pride and Prejudice. There was no more to the book. I was at the end.

Well done Ms. Winslow, well done.
This was Mary’s story. I have never run across very many stories that focus on the middle sister, but I am finding more and more lately. I saw this one and it sounded quite interesting. It did not disappoint. I was actually surprised somewhat. There were modern concepts in the book, but you never lost the time period which was fantastic.

The story follows a few years after the events of Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Bennett has died as the book opens, leaving the estate to the next male heir. As Mr. Collins has passed away already, the estate falls to his younger brother in America. This Mr. Collins comes as soon as he receives the letter. As he is traveling, Kitty and Mary evade attempts by Mama to establish the future mistress of the house. Mary, having become a governess for the Netherfield family, is out of the question, so of course Kitty must marry Mr. Collins. Kitty flees to visit Jane and Elizabeth in the north before Mr. Collins arrives.

After Mr. Collins arrives, Mary is quite taken with him. The story unfolds between her growing feelings for Mr. Collins and the affections and ties she has to the children at Netherfield Hall. It is a riveting story, following all the trials and tribulations a young governess faces as well as two sisters being drawn to the same man. It is a fascinating story with a couple of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming at all. The characters were genuine, the story line captivating, and you get drawn into the emotional turmoil the normally steadfast Mary is going through.

I applaud the author on her wonderful portrayal of Mary and all the Pride and Prejudice characters. I will be looking forward to more of her work in the future. Like I mentioned, there are a few things that are quite modern social ideas, but she does them in such a way as it doesn’t appear or seem to upset the flow of the time period or is very jarring. I rather thought it a quite original take on the stories. Well done!
This is book 2 of 3 within the Darcys of Pemberley series. Book 1 The Darcys of Pemberley followed a short story prequel, Mr. Collins’ Last Supper. This story was Mary Bennet’s perspective or her POV.

Mary became a governess to the Farnsworth family that took over Netherfield Park. She continued in that office, even after the mother died, in order to help the children through their grief. She had become a vital fixture within the Farnsworth family even after Miss Farnsworth [the master’s sister] arrived to serve as hostess for the house. We soon saw signs of Caroline Bingley in her actions, conversations, and treatment of Mary. She ignored a warning from Mary that had serious ramifications.

The author filled the story with nuggets of conversations and dialogue from all of Austen’s works. It was like walking through the mall and finding dollar bills on the floor. There was excitement every time you came upon a new nugget. The author provided an appendix at the end of the story explaining which Austen story it came from. How creative.

Poor Mary was put through the wringer in her love life. To have been ignored all her life only to now have the flood gates to her heart suddenly burst open… was simply too much for her. This was a really strong Mary. We saw the ins and outs of her way of thinking. We were with her as she spun out of control with her emotions. We heard her thoughts when she felt betrayed, embarrassed, ashamed, furious, heartbroken, aghast and finally, weary of heart and spirit.

Mrs. Bennet, her usual sensitive self, was oblivious to what was going on right in front of her. Kitty was no better in this story. It was her actions that disturbed the pebble that started the avalanche in the first place. She was as insensitive to Mary and her feelings as Lydia would have been. How could she not see what she had done? And then to expect Mary to be OK with it.

I loved how Mary looked with new eyes at the relationships of her elder sisters. The Bingleys and the Darcys became her guide or pattern with which she wanted to base her own relationship upon. The fact that she had escaped to Pemberley reminded me of Mr. Knightly going to his brother. But his brother’s wife [Emma’s sister] reminded him too much of Emma. Mr. Darcy was Mary’s daily reminder of someone she was trying to escape. I thought that was a good comparison. The word descriptions were very detailed in this grief mode Mary was experiencing.

Even though this was based on Austen’s work, I couldn’t help but also see bits and pieces of Jane Eyre. This Mr. Farnsworth was so Rochester as the tortured soul that gone a lot and when he was home, he roamed the countryside on his massive horse. His verbal abuse and verbal sparring with Mary was amusing and yet, we wondered at the sensual undertones. I figure the author wanted him to be more like Darcy; however, I kept seeing Rochester.

Other examples The daughter and the governess watching the dancing at a Netherfield house party from the shadows. The Lady Blanche Ingram wanna-be from London, boasting of her marriage plans for the master and laughing as she tells her intent to ship the children off to boarding schools. The speculation with the Meryton gossips that the master of Netherfield would soon marry. Mary stealthily escaping the house in the quiet of the night.

I really loved this story, I liked this Mary. She had depth of feeling we don’t usually see in her character.
This continuation, focusing on Mary Bennett, was enjoyable, and a good length. The author does a good job of writing in Austen's style, with only a few anachronistic bits of phrasing. There is, however, an overuse of lines from Austen's books, inserted mostly as dialogue for other characters. Having read Austen's books many times over, the lines are very recognizable to me, and I thought there was just too much of that particular technique. I have not read the book that comes prior to this one in the series; continuations featuring side characters from the originals are more of interest to me than stories featuring main characters such as Darcy & Elizabeth. Trying to write too much for Austen's most well developed characters is something that ohter authors can only fall short at doing, so I prefer not to see them try. This story was entertaining, with just enough of the P&P main characters, and interesting plots involving the least "interesting" of the Bennett girls, Mary. For most of the book, I did expect a different outcome for Mary, but the direction the author took the story in was very satisfactory.