To Conquer Pride

A Pride and Prejudice Variation

By: Jennifer Altman

Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman

Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

The course of true love never did run smooth....

When Fitzwilliam Darcy departs Hunsford after his disastrous proposal to Elizabeth Bennet, he does not expect their paths to cross again. Indeed, knowing the lady's true feelings for him, he makes every effort to see that they do not. But when a chance encounter leaves him stranded in an abandoned cottage with the one woman he can never have, Darcy quickly realizes there is more at risk than just Elizabeth's reputation.

Elizabeth Bennet knows Mr. Darcy is the last man in the world whom she could ever be prevailed on to marry. Until the morning he hands her a letter, his countenance as dark and forbidding as the windswept sky. Now, trapped in a snowstorm with the one person she was certain she despised, Elizabeth is startled to discover that her feelings are not at all what she expected.

But is one night alone together enough to alter the course of their future?

Can any man as proud as Mr. Darcy be expected to offer for the same woman a second time?

In this tale of serendipity and second chances, literature's unlikeliest couple must conquer pride, prejudice, and faulty first impressions in the elusive quest for their own happily ever after.

©2018 Jennifer Altman (P)2019 Jennifer Altman

Lots of wonderful, tender moments in this debut novel

I enjoy audiobooks for long road trips, tedious chores and even gardening. This was a welcome distraction. Darcy and Elizabeth struggle throughout the novel to believe the other could love them yet the narrator’s excellent pacing and interpretation/performance kept the story moving forward—whereas reading it might have seemed repetitious before they finally reached their happily ever after. This story is long on misunderstandings and yearning that might have been tightened to keep the action progressing. Lots of wonderful, tender moments in this debut novel too! I anticipate more of Altman’s future work.

There were a few production “pops”/mechanical clicking-type noise in between scenes and/or sentences but not so often to ruin my overall enjoyment. Stevie Zimmerman’s narration is on point as usual. Well done!

Simply marvelous

Great narration and wonderful story. I like the disposal of Wickham better in this one than other variations. The sexual tension between Elizabeth and Darcy is sensual yet not racy or immodest to which I think Jane Austen would approve.

Really enjoyed this variation!

This is in my top 5 favorite Pride and Prejudice variations. Characters retain in their personal qualities (which causes the dramatic tensions).

Great variation

The story is quite good. It's gets a bit "will they/won't they" to an extreme extent toward the 2/3 mark, but that is also the draw of P&P. A very good author of P&P variations and a pleasure to read.

It dragged on a bit much

I prefer the original and this was okay, it just dragged on too much with the misunderstandings. I forced myself to finish the story just to finish, not because it retained my interest.

loved it!

this was a great variation of the Darcy/ Elizabeth Bennet story. recommend to P&P fans.

different perspective

one of my all time favorites is the original but this added a different twist which I could appreciate

I was glued to it!

5 stars all the way around. This story is better than the original. Did I actually say that??? Yes, yes I did. I like this ending so much better. I know that is dangerous territory as P & P is a classic. But, you like what you like. Also, the narrator is Stevie Zimmerman. I had never heard of her before but she has the most beautiful voice and I felt she did the characters well. I never got distracted by her. I am picky about narrators. Totally worth spending a credit on this one. I will listen to this again and again!

This is SUCH a good P&P!!

Wow I had no idea how good this book was going to be when I started it. The narrator was PHENOMENAL. The best Ive heard

Excellent JA Variation

This one kept me up 'til 4:00 a.m. as I couldn't stop until the story was finished. Lovely story with lots of interaction between Darcy and Elizabeth, enough but not to much angst, story kept moving along at a nice pace, and the reader was superb. Absolutely loved it.