This was a great spin off from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It portrayed the staid Charlotte Lucas who went into the marriage with Mr Collin’s with her eyes wide open, from the slightly dull woman into someone who could fall passionately in love, who could throw caution to the wind, and become a woman in her own right.
I was cheering her on from her marriage to her romance and though I did not wish Mr Collins to die, I knew in that era there was no way to otherwise have a happy ending for Charlotte!
The story starting from her marriage to her move to Hunsford, the formidable Lady Catherine in the background, but someone who eventually became more humane, more softer than she ever could be imagined to be. All the characters are portrayed in the story here in varying degrees but it is definitely Charlotte’s story.
A delightful read.
Sent by Hodder & Stoughton for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
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