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  • A Pride & Prejudice Variation
  • By: Jayne Bamber
  • Narrated by: Amanda S. Brown
  • Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)
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Madness in Meryton

By: Jayne Bamber
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Summary

When Jane and Elizabeth Bennet return home from Netherfield, two days of heavy rain confine them indoors with their unruly younger sisters, a mother in perpetual need of smelling salts, and the tedious Mr. Collins. When the rain clears, the ladies from Longbourn and the gentlemen from Netherfield are drawn to Meryton by the excitement of Market Day, setting in motion a series of significant events. 

That night, Mrs. Phillips hosts a card party for officers of the local militia, where the charming Mr. Wickham tells Elizabeth his shocking history with Mr. Darcy, a man who has only given Elizabeth offense since coming to stay with his friend Mr. Bingley at Netherfield. 

The next day, the same thing happens again. 

And again, the day after that - and so on, for what begins to feel like an eternity. Elizabeth takes increasingly drastic measures to further the budding romance between her beloved sister Jane and their handsome neighbor Mr. Bingley. Along the way, she arranges improvements in the lives of all of her family, in a effort to end the relentless redundancy that only she seems aware of. 

As Elizabeth’s frustration turns to madness, she soon realizes that her inexplicable dilemma is somehow connected to a certain officer and a certain gentleman of her acquaintance....

Elizabeth must forge unlikely alliances and devote her considerable wit to the task of achieving a perfect day for those she holds dear, while facing familiar Fitzwilliam friends and foes, as well as all the mortification and delight of falling in love. 

©2020 Jayne Bamber (P)2021 Jayne Bamber
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This book was hard work

I really struggled to get through this book. The story really dragged, and there was so much silly primary-school-like pettiness. I got really bored and nearly gave up on the book many times. The narration was awful. The accent evidently didn’t come naturally to the narrator, and the intonation and voices were completely off. When a man sounds like an outraged little old lady, it’s hard to get absorbed in a story. Really disappointed with this book.

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Entertaining stuff

This was a very different and quirky Pride and Prejudice variation. Very funny and enjoyable. I particularly enjoyed the tempestuous relationship Caroline Bingley gets herself involved in!

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Excellent storyline, slightly strange narration

I really enjoyed the story, the twists and turns were amazing and I found myself shouting at the characters when I knew they'd done the wrong thing. Extremely engaging book with a brilliant twisting story that will leave you eager to listen to the next chapter!

My only complaint is that the narrator gets some English pronunciations woefully wrong - however, if you can forgive that then it IS worth it in the end!

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