The Pursuit Of Mary Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Novel
By (Author) Pamela Mingle
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
William Morrow
20th January 2014
United States
General
Fiction
813.6
Commended for Colorado Book Award (Historical Fiction) 2014
Paperback
310
Width 135mm, Height 203mm
243g
For most of her life Mary Bennet has been an object of ridicule. With a notable absence of social graces, she has been an embarrassment to her family on more than one occasion. But lately, Mary has changed. Her peace and contentment are shattered when her sister Lydia turns up - very pregnant and separated from Wickham. Mary is bustled off to stay with Jane, and it is there that she meets Henry Walsh, whose attentions confound her. Is she worthy of love or should she take the safer path In her journey of self-acceptance, she discovers the answer.
Austenophiles rejoice! Here at last is the untold story of the forgotten Bennett sister. Pamela Mingle transports us to Regency England for a delicious tale of the triumph of love over awkwardness. -- Susan Fales-Hill, author of Imperfect Bliss
"Delightful...[a] romantic charmer that will leave the reader sighing with pleasure and remembering what it feels like to fall in love." -- Booklist (starred review)
Pamela Mingle, a former teacher and librarian, lives in Lakewood, Colorado. She is the author of Kissing Shakespeare, a time travel romance for young adults set in Elizabethan England (Delacorte Press, 2012). Pamela is a member of The Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators, Pikes Peak Writers, Romance Writers of America, and the Jane Austen Society of North America. She and her husband are frequent visitors to the United Kingdom, where they enjoy walking and visiting historical sites.