The Mistress of Longbourn

By: Jann Rowland

Narrated by: Mary Sarah

Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

A change in the circumstances of the entail leaves Elizabeth Bennet as the mistress of Longbourn, beholden to no one. Despite the tragedy that took her parents and all but one of her sisters from her, Elizabeth eventually heals, and she takes up the affairs of the estate with a flair her father never possessed. But estate ownership has its own trials, for it makes Elizabeth the target of those who might have otherwise viewed her as nothing more than a pretty vivacious girl.

When the Netherfield party arrives at the area, the family they find at Longbourn is small, composed only of Elizabeth, who has been changed by the burdens of estate ownership, and her younger sister, who has grown much, but is still immature enough to be infatuated by a handsome face. They also find that Elizabeth faces her own social trials, primarily in the figures of George Wickham, who desires an easy life, and Mr. Collins, who is offended that his father did not inherit Longbourn. It takes all of Elizabeth's fortitude to withstand the men vying for her attention, stand by her principles, and abide by her desire to marry only for the deepest love.

Yet Elizabeth must also recognize that deep and abiding love when it finds her. For in this world, nothing is perfect, and searching for perfection can lead to one letting true love pass by.

©2016 Jann Rowland (P)2022 Tantor

Narrator

I’m on chapter 2 and wondering if I can stand this narrator for 16 hours… It is too soon to really tell about the overall or the story so right now I’m giving it average but I will update my review if I can make it through the book
Neighborhood-th, present- th, Charlotte-th husband-th convenient-th. I am waiting I am for each occurrence rather than listening to the story. arrrrgh!!!!!!!!

Loved this story

I listened to it and finished it in two days. Great saga. Some angst. Well written and witty. Great narrating as well. Great Jaff

A worthy adaption!

Initially, I was hesitant to purchase this audiobook because of the multiple Bennett deaths storyline. But I am glad that I took a chance. The twists in this adaptation were surprising. The narrator’s vocal flair is much improved from previous recordings and she gave an excellent performance throughout the reading. I highly recommend it!

Lisp kills it

I like the story, I really do, but this narrator, beside speaking everything in a breathy manner followed by just slightly too long pauses at each period, has a pronounced lisp. I tried to get used to it, but I haven't been able to finish it except to get out the book and just read it.

Bad narration

The story is good but the narrator has the weirdest accent… gets worse as you listen…

Read the book instead!!!

The story itself is wonderful but the narration drives me insane! The pace is of, she uses a sing-song voice throughout and a monotone voice when not. While she does voices to an extent there is no change for different emotions. Anger anf frustration sound the same as love words and happiness. I struggled to make it through just because of the narration and afterwards bought the book so I can read it and enjoy the story even more

Good story, bad narration

The narrator made this book hard to listen to, but overall I liked the story.

Similar to other reviews

I agree with other comments about the narration not being the best... I liked the story, it was very well written and not too much drama, but I didn't like the way the narrator pronounced the words.
I think she tried to give a tranquility of manner to both Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth but I didn't like it at all, and some words were pronounced with a weird inflection.
I listened at a 1.10x speed at first and then at 1.25x, because I thought that would help and I wanted to give a chance to the narration despite the other reviews but at the end it didn't change my mind, even though it helped a little.

lovely

loved the book but the reader made it even better. she did a great job

Love the narrator!

Jann Rowland’s books are always a satisfying read. I love the narration—such a relaxed voice. Thanks for using her voice!