**โข *Pride and Prejudice* was only half the story โข** *If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah often thought, she'd most likely be a sight more careful with them.* In this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to *Pride and Prejudice,* the servants take cent
The Ladies of Longbourn
โ Scribed by Rebecca Ann Collins
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 210 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
"A masterpiece that reaches the heart."โ Beverley Wong, author of Pride & Prejudice Prudence
The bestselling Pemberley Chronicles series continues the saga of the Darcys and Bingleys from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and introduces imaginative new characters.
Anne-Marie Bradshaw is the granddaughter of Charles and Jane Bingley. Her father now owns Longbourn, the Bennet's estate in Hertfordshire. A young widow after a loveless marriage, Anne-Marie and her stepmother Anna, together with Charlotte Collins, widow of the unctuous Mr. Collins, are the Ladies of Longbourn. These smart, independent women challenge the conventional roles of women in the Victorian era, while they search for ways to build their own lasting legacies in an ever-changing world.
The ladies find strength, companionship, and friendship together as they work to build a children's hospital, deal with a deadly outbreak of influenza, and help a gentle lady flee a violent and...
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