President Darcy

A Modern Pride and Prejudice Variation

By: Victoria Kincaid

Narrated by: Lucy Emerson

Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

A modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

President William Darcy has it all: wealth, intelligence, and the most powerful job in the country. Despite what his friends say, he is not lonely in the White House. He’s not. And he has vowed not to date while he’s in office. Nor is he interested in Elizabeth Bennet. She might be pretty and funny and smart, but her family is nouveau riche and unbearable. Unfortunately, he encounters her everywhere in Washington, DC - making her harder and harder to ignore. Why can’t he get her out of his mind?

Elizabeth Bennet enjoys her job with the Red Cross and loves her family, despite their tendency to embarrass her. At a White House state dinner, they cause her to make an unfavorable impression on the president, who labels her unattractive and uninteresting. Those words are immediately broadcast on Twitter, so the whole world now knows the president insulted her. Elizabeth just wants to avoid the man - who, let’s admit it, is proud and difficult. For some reason, he acts all friendly when they keep running into each other, but she knows he’s judging her.

Eventually, circumstances force Darcy and Elizabeth to confront their true feelings for each other, with explosive results. But even if they can find common ground, Mr. Darcy is still the president - with limited privacy and unlimited responsibilities - and his enemies won’t hesitate to use his feelings for Elizabeth against him. Can President Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet find their way to happily ever after?

©2017 Victoria Kincaid (P)2018 Victoria Kincaid

Fun Story

This variation was a delightful change of pace. It was much different than any other variation I have listened to. I don’t usually like modern D&E stories but this one was an exception. It was lighthearted — simply fun.

Down with Trump, President Darcy has my vote!

Another homerun! I really enjoyed this modern reimagined take on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Victoria Kincaid made this version of Darcy very beautifully socially awkward but very interesting and intelligent.
I hope more books by Victoria Kincaid are released on Audible. Ms Lucy Emerson did a great narration job.

I'm a Republican, but Darcy would get my vote.

A great take on Pride and Prejudice. Wish more modern takes of that were created. I've seen only a few. The best modern telling yet. Hope the author's other books are on Audible. Great narration as well, even if I hadn't heard of her before.

Finny and entertaining

Funny love story between Lizzy and Darcy. Ms Kincaid had made is so light hearted and easy to follow. All the eccentricities and their decision are somewhat ridiculous but will make you laugh . I have read this multiple times and. And you will never get tired of it.

Really Well Made Modern Take on P&P

I could not stop listening to this audiobook. Emerson did a wonderful job reading it. I loved Victoria Kincaid's spin on the Bennet family. Elizabeth and Darcy's interactions were beautifully written. This is a definite must-read.

All of the characters we love and hate

The P&P story is brought to The Oval Office. I had my doubts that it could be done, but Ms Kincaid managed to do it well.

The Bennet family is just as gauche and vulgar, not mixing well with Washington Elite. Somehow Lydia is possibly even more vapid than she was in the 1800s. Giving her technology just took her to a much wider audience to the detriment of the relationship between ODC.

Wickam, Collins and the rest of the cast round out the story in the usual ways, but with a modernized twist.

There is some funny dialogue along the way, especially the beleaguered Press Secretary Bob Hilliard, and a few sad moments as the possibility of a HEA ending seems to slip away from ODC.

The story was a little longer than necessary as the way to resolve the problems created by Lydia, Wickam and the Media seems obvious, but overall it was well written and well narrated.

My only negative on the narration was that the voices for the male characters seemed a little flat or one dimensional.

Must read!!!

I have listened to almost 20 different variations and this one is one of the best. I absolutely loved it!! You won’t be disappointed.

Great modern Jaff

I loved it. Great modern Jaff where you have much of the canon bits. Highly recommend this book to a Jane Austen fan fiction lover.

Great!

I’m happy I gave this book a chance! It was great. Totally recommend it. This modern pride and prejudice version is intense, It was very hard for me to pause the book even for sleeping.

Enjoyable!

I really enjoyed the P & P theme with a modern twist. It is definitely NOT 19 century Darcy or Elizabeth, for that matter. I think the author did a nice job of weaving their same essential core personalities in with the 21st century twists. There is even a modern day scandal that is relevant and separates Elizabeth and Will but the real conundrum is how one of them maneuvers around the political blocks to come together. Very enjoyable read. There's love, magmatic attraction, and angst.