. . . of most interest to Bennet was Mr. Darcy of Pemberley. When Fitzwilliam Darcy attends the Meryton assembly, he befriends a quiet, intelligent gentleman. In frequent visits to his friend¿s home, he becomes acquainted with the Bennet family of Longbourn. Yet Mr. Darcy is distracted by a strange feeling of having met some of them before. This is a different Bennet family from the cleverly crafted one in Jane Austen¿s Pride & Prejudice. This Mr. Bennet is a responsible gentleman who takes an active role in the education and upbringing of all five of his daughters, manages Longbourn to be prosperous, and displays loving guidance toward Mrs. Bennet¿a gentle, caring mother and wife. There is a mystery lurking at Longbourn¿a secret unknown even to Elizabeth Bennet¿and Mr. Darcy is entangled in its extraordinary revelations. Who is Thomas Bennet? This book contains one brief scene of non-explicit sexual violence that may beconcerning to sensitive readers.The sexual violence does notinclude Elizabeth Bennet.