Ann Herendeen

Pride/Prejudice

A Novel of Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, and Their Forbidden Lovers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For readers who've loved Jane Austen's most popular novel?the inestimable Pride and Prejudice?questions have always remained. What is the real nature of Darcy's intense friendship with Charles Bingley, to explain why he would prevent Bingley's marriage to Elizabeth's beautiful and virtuous sister Jane? How can Darcy reconcile his own desire for Elizabeth with his determination to save his friend from a similar entanglement? What is the disturbing history behind Darcy's tortured relationship with his foster brother, George Wickham? And what other intimacies, besides their cherished friendship, are exchanged between Elizabeth and Charlotte Lucas? Ann Herendeen, acclaimed author of Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander, reimagines this classic love story, focusing on the untold aspects of Jane Austen's timeless novel. Pride/Prejudice brings to light all the buried secrets, potential scandals, and unspoken, forbidden loves of Austen's story, weaving a tale of intertwined passions, pride humbled, and ultimately, freedom from prejudice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harper Paperbacks
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 133mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 541g
• ISBN-13: 9780061863134
• ISBN-10: 0061863130
• Artikelnr.: 27131356

Autorenporträt

Ann Herendeen, a native New Yorker and lifelong resident of Brooklyn, received a B.A. in English from Princeton University and an M.L.S. from Pratt Institute. She works as a cataloging librarian specializing in natural history. Ann's first novel, Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander, was published in 2008.