Newlyweds Mr and Mrs Fitzwilliam Darcy begin their married life at Pemberley quite blissfully but it is not long before the tranquillity they relish is cut short by a series of traumas. The formidable Lady Catherine de Bourgh makes little attempt to hide her distain for her nephew's wife. She is joined by Caroline Bingley, as sharp tongued and resentful as ever, in the shared amusement of criticising Elizabeth. But the new mistress of Pemberley soon has more pressing matters on her mind, the fact that she is carrying the Darcy heir being the most pleasant of them. The sudden return of her sister Lydia brings cause for concern. Alarming reports of a seduction, blackmail and the need to keep news of another's confinement secret dampen even Elizabeth's notoriously high spirits and Darcy shows his true character when faced with the most difficult decision of his life. Has he been softened by his love for Elizabeth or is his former remoteness about to be resurrected?
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Juliette Shapiro writes for Verbatim, The Language Quarterly, QWF,The Nexus Media Group and The Jane Austen Magazine. She lives in a Sanditon-like town in East Sussex with her family. Excessively Diverted is her first book.
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By B. Wiseman
Format:Paperback
This was a most disappointing book. It had an extreme amount of quotes from P&P and I tired of reading what P&P fans already knew. I expected a new story, not re-runs. I was also disappointed because we had so little time with Jane and Bingley. The author's plots were bizarre and unlikely. All of the quicky relationships and weddings were uninteresting and unrealistic. Caroline Bingley staying with the Darcys? Mary at Rosings? Kitty as Godmother? I was hoping to read about Elizabeth as mistress of Pemberly but our time was wrapped up in another "traumatic" (mundane is more like it) episode with the Wickams. Couldn't the author come up with her own ideas? Don't waste your time on this weak attempt. I recommend Pamela Aiden and hopes she writes a sequel when she completes her Gentleman trilogy.
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By A Customer
Format:Paperback
It started out well enough with a touch of wit and irony. Everything else went downhill from there.
The author mentioned at the end that she tried to stay faithful to Jane Austen's ending. I respect her for that, but some of the other ideas did not come together to make a good novel.
1. Lady Catherine accepts Mary Bennet as companion to Anne while still estranged with her nephew.
2. Mr. Collins loses Lady Catherine as his patroness. How the Lucases were able to support the whole Collins family and the rest of the Lucas brood I know not.
3. Mrs. Bennet proposes that Mrs. Darcy take in Lydia's child as her own and Lizzy agrees.
4. All these rushed weddings at the end - Col. Fitzwilliam married Maria Lucas. How is that possible when he couldn't make an offer to similarly fortune-less Lizzy?
5. Lydia and Lizzy go into labor almost at the same time.
6. Wickham actually shows up at Pemberley when Jane Austen mentioned that he was never welcomed there.
7. Wickham cries, Darcy forgives and Lizzy is in doubt.
The book is in need of a good editor, too. In an effort to write like Jane Austen the author ends up writing things like "the scandals that were germinating within the Bennet family." It's an easy read, but not a diverting one.
Format:Paperback
I am obsessed with everything Jane Austen. To think I was accually going to read a sequel to one of my most beloved stories. And by another author I might add. After reading other reviews I decided to give it a try. From the very beginning the story grips you. The characters are so true to what Jane originally conveyed, it was hard to remember that Juliette Shapiro wrote it and not Ms. Austen. After you finnish the book you feel a sense of closure that Pride and Prejudice does not give you. Finnaly the triumphant story ends with a huge smile and a face full of tears.
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Great sequel to the original P&P.
If I had to find something negative to say about it or something that I didn't think would be too true of the characters is that Caroline Bingley is allowed to be at Pemberley to... Read more
Published 22 months ago by DarcyFan
2.0 out of 5 stars
Groanworthy
Another peice of fluff, moderately entertaining but in no way a serious "sequel". Like many of the new "sequels," the author does not have an in-depth understanding of proper word... Read more
Published on Sep 29 2009 by Anna
2.0 out of 5 stars
Read the original
The author has a weird habit of quoting the original directly as though a new thought, and a great deal more research into manners and morals would have made a great improvement. Read more
Published on July 16 2004 by Kindle Addict
2.0 out of 5 stars
This book is pretty bad
This is not a good book. Based on the plot and characters of Austen's original P&P, the storylines are positively unbelievable and over the top (as noted in detail by other... Read more
Published on July 15 2004 by Jill S. Jones
1.0 out of 5 stars
A book not even worth a look at
I hate this book I am an avid lover of Jane Austen and have read most of the sequels but this book got me so mad. Read more
Published on Jun 24 2004 by Virginia
1.0 out of 5 stars
Written by an illiterate?
Wow, this book was so poorly written, I couldn't get past the first few pages. You couldn't pay me to read this whole book.
Published on Jun 14 2004 by riotbrrd
1.0 out of 5 stars
Excessively poorly edited
I adored Pride and Prejudice, and tend to be fond of the various sequels. Alas, I found this sequel completely unreadable due to the truly terrible punctuation. Read more
Published on May 17 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Read
I loved this book, and thought that it was very true to the feel of Jane Austen's novel. Other reviewers have made comments about poor grammar, all I can say is that I was so... Read more
Published on April 13 2004 by "tenlyrj"
1.0 out of 5 stars
An Insult
This book had little to no redeeming qualities. The characters were an insult to Jane Austen's. None but the most two dimensional characters were even close to the ones portrayed... Read more
Published on Mar 2 2004 by Rebecca Schwartz
1.0 out of 5 stars
Excessively Annoyed
I found this Austen sequel extremely annoying. The incredibly poor punctuation (Where was a good editor?), and all of the "comma splices" were distracting to no end. Read more
Published on Feb 26 2004
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