If you're a fan of Pride and Prejudice, and have spent years wondering what happened to Charlotte and Mr Collins, then you will love this book! The Charlotte who emerges from this book is loyal, honest and intelligent, a loving mother and wife. The author provides a new perspective of the relationship between Charlotte and Mr Collins than might have initially been imagined from Pride and Prejudice. Although a marriage of convenience, there is clearly mutual affection and even desire/passion between the pair. Mr Collins remains his overly talkative self and pathetically grateful for every favour that comes his way from his patron, Lady Catherine, but there are some touching scenes in which he and Charlotte are brought together by grief.
The book is written in elegant prose reminiscent of, but not simply copying, Jane Austen’s style.
The book is written in elegant prose reminiscent of, but not simply copying, Jane Austen’s style.