Fearful Symmetry

A Pride & Prejudice Variation

By: Gailie Ruth Caress

Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman

Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

Darcy had never known such a woman, one who could rush into an inferno and emerge as bold and brilliant as burnished brass, bright as any mirror.

Fitzwilliam Darcy had planned to leave Netherfield Park and all thoughts of the enchanting Miss Elizabeth Bennet behind him - until one night when he saw smoke rising from Longbourn and realized she was in peril.

Elizabeth Bennet found Mr. Darcy arrogant and insufferable right up until he became her hero, pulling her and her sister from the fire that devastated their home and could have claimed both of their lives. Seeing how he put his own life at risk to pull her from the fire, how could she help but change her opinion of him?

Thrown together again in the refuge offered at Netherfield, Darcy and Elizabeth’s unexpected bond gains strength. But disapproval, debts, and doubts all arise when the costs in time and expense involved in rebuilding Longbourn threaten to widen the gulf standing between Elizabeth and Darcy in the eyes of society. Amidst these perplexities of destruction and decorum, can love’s courage overcome calamity?

©2021 Gailie Ruth Caress (P)2021 Quills & Quartos Publishing

Great story

I really enjoyed this book. It starts with a fire at Longbourn. Mrs Darcy rescues Elizabeth and then mr Bingley invites them all to Netherfield. Good start to a good story. Great narrator as well.

Good story. Excellent narration.

I enjoyed the storyline very much. Caress is a talented writer. Stevie Zimmerman never disappoints in her narration. I admit that determines many of the purchases I make. There are some editing issues that need to be addressed in this recording. Repeats and cuts that must have been overlooked.

Very Enjoyable

Wonderful story that engages you. The naration is beautiful and such a joy to listen to.

Light on Angst with a great performance

Light on Angst with a great performance by Ms. Zimmerman. Enjoyed the story, although there were a couple of places that the editing was noticeably bad (a sentence or two cut off abruptly) - not so bad to ruin the experience, but irksome all the same.

Exceptionally Enjoyable

The story was exciting and will keep the most devout JA fans hooked throughout. Stevie Zimmerman's narration is the best! Her voice changes with each character enabling the listener to picture them in their head. Highly recommended!

Wonderful

I’ve listened to this one again and again as it is a favorite.

The story we know from Jane Austen takes a sharp turn when disaster strikes at Longbourne early in the story.

What evolves as a result is a story with warmth, heart and strength as the characters unveil. The younger Bennett girls are just as silly, but more “fleshed out”. Lizzie shows just how strong she truly is and Darcy quickly sheds his outer shell to, literally, ride to the rescue. Of course, he does eventually retreat as he battles his desires against expectations, but that is what makes this JAFF after all.

There are a couple of new players that are wonderful additions as well.

Stevie Zimmerman, what can I say! As usual, she provides a reading that brings each character to life. She, honestly, has begun to ruin JAFF audiobooks for me as I hear her voices for the main characters now when I actually READ a book🤣. Her talent is unparalleled when it comes to providing each character their own distinct voice and demeanor. I find myself looking for her voice when searching for new stories. True Fan Girl!

Enjoyable

Wonderful version of the story. Couldn't put it down! So very enjoyable! Darcy is such a gentleman and the characters are true to the original.

Who doesn’t love a P&P variation!

Stevie Zimmerman is always excellent, and she brings elegance and character to this book too. That said, the story itself, while written beautifully, takes place in an alternate universe where everything is as it should be: families enjoy perfect harmony and blissful relationships, there is no such thing as an insurmountable problem, villains are easily vanquished. Still it’s a fun read when Lizzie and Darcy have such a smooth path to happiness.

Interesting Approach

I find the heroic Darcy as a breakthrough of Lizzy’s realization of her deeper understanding of Darcy a very captivating variation

Well done!

Read a draft of this online several years ago & wondered how the author would resolve such a clever vagary. This audiobook is a lovely answer!

I especially appreciate that characters remain true to themselves as they face the extremis of the addition of a horrid fire. The author was particularly insightful as she imagined Elizabeth heroically struggling to maintain & sustain her family as well as Mr. Bennet attempting to face a world at Longbourn without a library that provided kindling for the blaze.

Love the writing, ODC’s snappy dialogues, Georgiana here & a few new minor characters plus our narrator Never disappoints! A buy