Charlotte Lucas is plain, poor and unmarried at a time when all these things matter hugely to a woman, whose only security in the world resides on that of the matrimonial state.
Determined to change the course of her life Charlotte marries Mr. Collins, an affable clergyman.
It is not a love match but she derives pleasure from being a helpmeet to William and caring for their children until that is the death of her son Tom.
Grieving and unable to get over the loss she goes to stay with her best friend Elizabeth Bennet.
Struggling with the loss of Tom she is on the cusp of making a huge mistake that will change her life forever.
A brilliant addition to the cannon of Jane Austen spin offs in the literary world, not being a huge devotee of Austen like many, I did appreciate hearing the story of Charlotte, an underdog, a woman and product of her time with little option or hope of changing her life or social situation except by the expediency of marriage.
Charlotte as a character I really liked and engaged with and was someone doing her best in a period where women were seen as chattels, ornaments and a way of ensuring heirs or cementing good alliances between affluent families.
The author compassionately wove a tale sympathetic to the period and style of Austen and did a great job telling readers her take on Charlotte's life for all those who ever wondered "what happened next."
Determined to change the course of her life Charlotte marries Mr. Collins, an affable clergyman.
It is not a love match but she derives pleasure from being a helpmeet to William and caring for their children until that is the death of her son Tom.
Grieving and unable to get over the loss she goes to stay with her best friend Elizabeth Bennet.
Struggling with the loss of Tom she is on the cusp of making a huge mistake that will change her life forever.
A brilliant addition to the cannon of Jane Austen spin offs in the literary world, not being a huge devotee of Austen like many, I did appreciate hearing the story of Charlotte, an underdog, a woman and product of her time with little option or hope of changing her life or social situation except by the expediency of marriage.
Charlotte as a character I really liked and engaged with and was someone doing her best in a period where women were seen as chattels, ornaments and a way of ensuring heirs or cementing good alliances between affluent families.
The author compassionately wove a tale sympathetic to the period and style of Austen and did a great job telling readers her take on Charlotte's life for all those who ever wondered "what happened next."