The Keeper: Mary Bennet's Extraordinary Journey

The Bennet Wardrobe, Book 1

De: Don Jacobson, a Lady

Narrado por: Amanda Berry

As Meryton burns, a new character is forged and refined. Love ignites in the fiery ashes and smolders until the couple can be reunited. Mary Bennet spent her life fighting to be herself. If only she knew what that was. For years, trying to be exceptional, she buried her nose in the fusty musings of Fordyce’s Sermons to Young Women. With Jane and Elizabeth wed and gone, Mary must find her way as Longbourn’s eldest daughter.

A young woman of deep faith and inquisitive mind waits to unfurl her wings. Even as Miss Bennet overcomes her troubled adolescence, a mysterious man appears on the night of a great calamity. His secret—and her love—grows from a magical cabinet—the Bennet Wardrobe!

About the Wardrobe Series: The Wardrobe sends Bennets on time travel adventures where they can learn what they must. Explore how the Bennet sisters’ love stories echo through time in all eight books. Some doors open to cloaks and bonnets, others to unknown futures.

This book contains a few scenes of physical and sexual violence.

©2017 Donald P. Jacobson (P)2018 Donald P. Jacobson

The Keeper

This is a very awe inspiring book and wonderful audio book. Mix up Lewis's Wardrobe with Dr Who, magic and pur history!
A beautiful mix and circle it with the wonderful characters from Jane Austen. Add the morals values and life styles...pure love!

This is actually my 2nd time reading. Love Don's writing skills!

I. AM. HOOKED!

As a huge fan of all and anything Pp, I don't think I have ever felt this way after reading a book. Yes I have been invested and when finished I have felt a little bereft. However after finishing this book, I truly don't know what to do! I want to start it over from the beginning and listen again. I also want to get the next audio book and start it! I want to LIVE in this book series!

Don Jacobson has truly created a magical and spectacular world in this series! If you feel like you've listened to all the variations of Pp there are, you've not experienced The Keeper: Mary Bennet's Extraordinary Journey: The Bennet Wardrobe! Amanda Berry's narration, of this wonderful book, is able to bring everyone to life.

It's very much worth the credit or the cost!

Heartwarming and Engaging Time Travel Magic!

In my recent mood, I've been picking up time travel- themed books for my reading pleasure. The Keeper is actually a re-read for me and a recent one at that. On this occasion I picked up the audio version and settled in for a delightful time of Jane Austen meets CS Lewis.

In this magical time travel romance series that begins with an adventure for- not the famous Lizzy and Darcy of Pride and Prejudice fame- the dour and overlooked Mary who comes into her own and positively shows her stuff.

The story was slow to develop as it took a step back to set up the whole series and show how the Bennets came to be the keepers of the magical wardrobe, what happened in the past and led into the current story about Mary, and also introduced a few other threads left purposefully dangling. It is obvious that much is occurring beyond the surface story (mysterious elder woman whom Mary notices) and also is the set up for future stories in the series.

Time travel elements can pull me in or distract me when I read them, but I loved how the Bennet Wardrobe series fleshes out the explanation and even has rules that the time traveler must follow to use the magical wardrobe.

The historical context of this story is also carefully treated so no glaring anachronisms poke out to distract me. In fact, I had a great time with the references to not just Austen's literary characters and stories, but others as well. It was fun to spot them.

But in the end, it is always the characters who make or break a story for me and I was enchanted with this author's version of Mary Bennet and the surrounding characters.

Amanda Berry was as delightful as ever voicing the story. I find her tone and pacing, voice range, and style of narration a great fit for both the story and for me as the listener. I was glad to catch her in action once again.

All in all, my time with The Keeper was well-spent and I would recommend the book/series/narrator for those who enjoy both time travel romance and classical stories given a variation.

A fun mix of so many things!

So let me begin with, when I first started this I was not sure I was going to like it. The world establishment in the beginning is a bit slow, but absolutely necessary!
Mary was a character I felt had been mostly skipped over or mocked in P&P, so the idea of her getting her own story was intriguing. To have her get such an adventure was even better! Once the story got past the world establishment, it just keeps moving constantly. It was a story I just couldn't stop until I had finished it!
Looking forward to more in the series!

Such a marvelous story

I am so happy that I bought this wonderful little book. This book is witty, funny and daring. Mary is such a funny protagonist and can't wait to buy her next adventure. Do not hesitate to buy this book! I had many laughs while cleaning the house.