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Indlæser... The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh (A Pride and Prejudice Novel) (udgave 2021)af Molly Greeley (Forfatter)
Work InformationThe Heiress af Molly Greeley
   Netgalley Reads (90) Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  nordie | Oct 14, 2023 |   My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this early copy. (  ) Jacsun | Jul 16, 2023 | This is a Pride and Prejudice adjacent novel featuring Anne de Bourgh as the main character. In it we see her growing up. She is a sickly child and kept unwell by being dosed up with laudanum. At one stage in her growing up she has a governess who sees that she is becoming addicted to laudanum, having experience of this through her own brother. Prior to the governess leaving the de Bourgh’s employ she tells Anne that she could be so much more. Anne for most of her life has been under the control of her mother and the nurses/companions employed to keep her ‘well’, and as far as Anne is concerned her relations have either had pity for her or tolerated her, the only cousin that over the years showed any interest in her is John. On becoming the owner of Rosings Park she takes the decision to sneak off to London and stay with John and his wife to get from under her mother’s control. Once there she stops taking the laudanum and gradually gets her life back. The rest of the story is the detail of how she lives her adult life and overcomes her mother’s interference in her life. This was an enjoyable read I was not too keen on the ending, but can understand why it ended this way. I would recommend this book as a good read. (  ) LisaBergin | Apr 12, 2023 | Although I did not enjoy the book quite as much as an original Jane Austen. I thought this author, Greeley, wrote a compelling story and created a likable Anne de Bourgh. I truly was rooting for her. If you've never read Pride and Prejudice at all, you could still read this novel without any issues, as it does not rely on knowing Pride and Prejudice very much at all. It stands on its own merit. ( ) AnnieMK | Feb 25, 2022 |  ) Okies | Oct 13, 2021 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML: "Greeley's storytelling is intricate, masterly, and delightfully imaginative. Highly recommended."â??Library Journal (starred review) In this gorgeously written and spellbinding historical novel based on Pride and Prejudice, the author of The Clergyman's Wife combines the knowing eye of Jane Austen with the eroticism and Gothic intrigue of Sarah Waters to reimagine the life of the mysterious Anne de Bourgh. As a fussy baby, Anne de Bourgh was prescribed laudanum to quiet her, and now the young woman must take the opium-heavy tincture every day. Growing up sheltered and confined, removed from sunshine and fresh air, the pale and overly slender Anne grew up with few companions except her cousins, including Fitzwilliam Darcy. Throughout their childhoods, it was understood that Darcy and Anne would marry and combine their vast estates of Pemberley and Rosings. But Darcy does not love Anne or want her. After her father dies unexpectedly, leaving her his vast fortune, Anne has a moment of clarity: what if her life of fragility and illness isn't truly real? What if she could free herself from the medicine that clouds her sharp mind and leaves her body weak and lethargic? Might there be a better life without the medicine she has been told she cannot live without? In a frenzy of desperation, Anne discards her laudanum and flees to the London home of her cousin, Colonel John Fitzwilliam, who helps her through her painful recovery. Yet once she returns to health, new challenges await. Shy and utterly inexperienced, the wealthy heiress must forge a new identity for herself, learning to navigate a "season" in society and the complexities of love and passion. The once wan, passive Anne gives way to a braver woman with a keen edgeâ??leading to a powerful reckoning with the domineering mother determined to control Anne's fortune . . . and her life. An extraordinary tale of one woman's liberation, The Heiress reveals both the darkness and light in Austen's world, with wit, sensuality, and a deeply compassionate understanding of the human heart No library descriptions found. |
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