The Other Bennet Sister - Janice Hadlow torrent

Category: Adults, Historical Fiction, Literature
Language: English
Keywords: 1820’s Jane Austen London Longbourn Mary Bennet Mr Collins The Gardners Womens Fiction

Written by Janice Hadlow
Read by Carla Mendonça
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Release date: March 31, 2020
Duration: 18:10:46

“It is a sad fact of life that if a young woman is unlucky to come into the world without expectations, she had better do all she can to ensure she is born beautiful, To be poor and handsome is misfortune enough: but to be penniless and plain is a hard fate indeed.”

What if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of Janice Hadlow’s The Other Bennet Sister, a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Jane Austen fans.

Ultimately, Mary’s journey is like that taken by every Austen heroine. She learns that she can only expect joy when she has accepted who she really is. She must throw off the false expectations and wrong ideas that have combined to obscure her true nature and prevented her from what makes her happy. Only when she undergoes this evolution does she have a chance at finding fulfillment; only then does she have the clarity to recognize her partner when he presents himself—and only at that moment is she genuinely worthy of love.

“……Naturally for an Austen-inspired novel, with self-awareness comes the possibility of true love. Writing in prose with the crisp liveliness of Austen’s own, Hadlow remains true to the characterizations in Pride and Prejudice without letting them limit her. Mary’s emergence from priggish insecurity is beautifully imagined; Austen’s smarmy Mr. Collins gets a surprising but convincing rehabilitation, the Gardiners are joyously fleshed out, and London, never visited in the Austen canon, comes vividly to life. Equal to the best Austen spin-offs, including Jo Baker’s Longbourn, this will delight Janeites as well as lovers of nuanced female coming-of-age tales.” Starred Review PW

“British actress Carla Mendona narrates a charming story of the oft forgotten Bennet sister. …… This new audiobook imagines a world in which Mary throws off the poisonous scorn of her mother and through her own explorations discovers strength within herself. As she stays with various characters from the beloved Austen novel, Mary soon learns that companionship is far more important than a marriage proposal. Mendona’s narration is delightfully bubbly and well paced. She gives the characters distinct personalities and makes listening a delight”…. � AudioFile 2020