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'And This Our Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family Book I': New Book Continues Where Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' Leaves Off
Friday, November 21, 2008
FORT DODGE, Iowa, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- "Pride and Prejudice" has been a
favorite of Jane Austen fans since its publication in 1813. In "And This Our
Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family Book I" (published by iUniverse -
http://www.iuniverse.com), C. Allyn Pierson picks up where Jane Austen left
off, taking readers through the engagement and first year of marriage of
Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.
As the book opens, readers are immediately embroiled in the hectic
preparations of the Bennet family for the double wedding of daughters
Elizabeth and Jane. In the whirlwind events of the early chapters, "And This
Our Life" re-introduces Georgiana Darcy, a character relatively underdeveloped
by Austen. Pierson gives her readers insight into Georgiana's shy nature and
anxiety over assuming her role as a woman in Regency-era high society.
As Pierson weaves the saga of the Bennet and Darcy families, she focuses
on the hurdles Elizabeth faces as she endeavors to settle into life as a
married woman. Elizabeth finally prevails when she conducts her first holiday
ball at Pemberley, the Darcy ancestral estate, successfully introducing
herself and the Bennet family to the country gentry.
Flush from her success, Elizabeth then turns her attention to young
Georgiana Darcy, intent on drawing her young sister-in-law out of her shell.
In the course of becoming friends, young Georgiana confesses that she is in
love. As with any Austen book, the heroine devises a plan to bring her new
friend together with her desired suitor:
I always worshipped him as a child and thought of him as almost another
brother, but it was not until my stupidity with Wickham that I realized
that I had let a foolish, romantic tale almost make me do something that
would ruin my life, as well as the lives of my relations. Colonel
Fitzwilliam came to see me afterwards and he had not one word of blame
for me; his only concern was for my well-being. My brother was of course
the same, but he is my brother, not a cousin who has been saddled with
the guardianship of a stupid young girl. I think that was the moment when
I realized that I had always loved him, and not merely as a brother!
"And This Our Life" expertly incorporates Austen's characters and comedic
style to weave a colorful and whimsical story that will engross even the
staunchest Jane Austen fan.
About the Author: C. Allyn Pierson is a mother of two and a dermatologist
who lives in Fort Dodge, Iowa, with her husband.
For more information, please go to http://www.callynpierson.com
iUniverse is the premier book publisher (http://www.iuniverse.com) for
emerging, self-published
(http://www.iuniverse.com/Templates/content.aspx?id=78) authors. For more
information, please visit http://www.iuniverse.com.
EDITORS: For review copies or interview requests, contact:
Promotional Services Department
Tel: 800-288-4677
Fax: 812-961-3133
Email: pj.rutar@iuniverse.com
(When requesting a review copy, please provide a street address.)
This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information,
visit http://www.ereleases.com.
SOURCE iUniverse
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