All That This Entails

A Pride & Prejudice Variation

By: Noell Chesney

Narrated by: Katherine Anderson

I am the daughter of a duke!

Elizabeth Bennet could scarcely credit the news when a letter sent to her father, from relations she did not know existed, informed them that untimely and unfortunate events would result in Mr. Bennet inheriting the dukedom of Everard. In the blink of an eye, the Bennets' lives are transformed - Elizabeth and her four sisters are wealthy, titled, and the talk of the ton.

At Pemberley, Fitzwilliam Darcy is still stinging from Elizabeth Bennet’s rejection of him at Hunsford when he learns the extraordinary news. Elizabeth Bennet - now Lady Elizabeth - has been elevated in an extraordinary fashion and is soon to become the most sought-after lady of the season.

But Darcy’s heart still belongs to her, as much as it ever did, and he sets off for London determined to win her hand. But can he prove to her that he has changed, particularly when her entire life has just altered?

This Pride and Prejudice variation is a novel-length tale using the characters of Jane Austen in a story of the author's imagining.

©2020 Noell Chesney (P)2021 Quills & Quartos Publishing

Fantastic

This is one of those books that I could not stop listening to until I finished. It was different from most variations in that throughout the majority of the book Darcy and Elizabeth were loving and kind to one another.
Mr. Bennett found out that he had inherited a dukedom and he was now very very wealthy. The girls all had large dowers and they lived in a grand estate. Wickham wanted to charm one, any one, of the Bennett daughters so that he could access their money. Some men of good character and standing admired Elizabeth and the other Bennett daughters and wanted to court them. Some women were furious by the fact hat Elizabeth was now wealthy and Darcy adored her (those people being Caroline Bingley, Lady Katherine, and one of the many women that coveted Darcy/Pemberly). The book was mostly angst free except for an incident late in the book, which was fairly quickly resolved. The almost angst free plot left the listener with the opportunity to enjoy a Darcy/Elizabeth courtship.

Awesome!

I really enjoyed this scenario of our favorite characters still living in modern times with new opportunities. Such a fun read with minimal screeching from Mrs. Bennett and Lydia. Loved the story of situations changing turning all previous stations of society turned upside down. So so narration. Wish it was better but maybe in the future a better narration will be available.

Interesting class change

It was interesting to see the family move into a different social class. It did make a big difference in the Bennet family though the reader didn't see much of the younger girls. I loved Darcy's courting and determination not to make the same mistakes. The Villains were awful but I suppose they could have been worse people.
I liked the narration. Listening to the book felt like it was a calm story even with conflicts. I could see the problem without having to get all worked up over it.

Lovely story

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Well written and lots of goings on. Great JAFF. Highly recommend this book to a Jane Austen fan fiction lover.

Good story and worth reading if you're a fan.

I thought the story was sweet but kind of typical. If you're a P& P fan, you'll likely enjoy.