𝑀𝑦 𝐽𝐴𝐹𝐹 𝑂𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛

Mary Wollstonecraft fought for justice. equality and the chance to live life to its fullest. This is an imagining of Mary Wollstonecraft’s life; the mother of Mary Shelley, and arguably the world's first feminist. The book starts in August, 1797, when Mary's labour begins on a fine summer’s day. Her first birth had been quick and easy. She expected her second to be even more straightforward. However, after her baby girl, her second daughter, is delivered, both mother and child fight for survival. The story proceeds as Mary weaves the tale of her life to bind her frail daughter close and to give herself a reason to fight, even as her own strength wanes. The life she describes is exceptional. A life lived against the conventions and restrictions of her time, as she demanded equality for herself and all women. This is a captivating insight into the life of Mary Wollstonecraft. It is fascinating, heart-breaking, lyrical and poignant. This is a wonderful book, that should not be m

Pride, prejudice & international intrigue! The Bennet girls are orphaned following a carriage accident. Elizabeth and Jane have worked hard to secure a future at Longbourn for all the sisters, with an initial investment provided by their Uncle Gardiner. Elizabeth is celebrated in Town as beautiful, bright and witty. She is being courted by a peer and is desired by many. Darcy watches her from afar and wants her for his own, but his own scandal has him on the fringes of the Ton. When Uncle Gardiner is threatened with ruin, Darcy offers his aid in exchange for Elizabeth’s hand. Accepting his proposal upends her life in unimaginable ways and plunges her into a tale of love, violence, intrigue and betrayal. This was brilliant story, with a gripping storyline. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. All views expressed are my own. Amazon   Amazon review Goodreads

Can Darcy and Elizabeth find a different path to happily ever after?   Elizabeth Bennet travels to London, in an effort to discover the reason why her sister’s suitor, Mr Bingley, travelled to Town and never returned. Her initial scheme having been thwarted and with nowhere else to go, she turns to the one person who is sure to put her in Bingley's path - Mr. Darcy. Darcy is attracted to Elizabeth, but views her as an unsuitable match. When she arrives on his doorstep unescorted will he help her? Or will he soon discover he is in grave danger of falling as much in love with her than ever before? Will there be consequences for such a breach of propriety? Good story, well narrated by Pearl Hewitt I received a free copy of this audiobook via StoryOrigin and am voluntarily leaving a review. All views expressed are my own. Amazon    

My Dearest Darcy...  Is Happily Ever After just the beginning? Lizzy and Darcy are married. They’re ecstatically happy newlyweds. But a journey to London separates them. Whatever will they do? Write letters, of course! Unsurprisingly, love letters exchanged soon after the honeymoon are likely to be full of longing and lust. At the beginning they are the Regency equivalent of sexting! The use of euphemisms and the vernacular for naming body parts (lists of them) starts off as amusing and gets rather tedious. The addition of bodily secretions to the letters seemed somewhat gross. I enjoy mature descriptions of sex, but these were really not.   As a background Elizabeth meets some of her neighbours, including the odd Lady Malkin, her family and celebrity guests. The interactions and machinations of these acquaintances are quite intriguing. The letters got better when Elizabeth had more to tell Darcy, than what she missed about his body Having said that, their reunion makes for a s

You can choose your friends but you can't choose your family! Fitzwilliam Darcy already saved his cousin Anne’s reputation, marrying her when pregnant with some charlatan’s child and suffering from the French disease. Her estate, Rosings was struggling, so he took that on.  Anne is now dead and his uncle, Lord Matlock, blames him for her death and believes that he just wanted Rosings. And now the Earl, wants him to marry his stepdaughter. Darcy is fed up with his family's demands and flees to the countryside. Darcy hides at Netherfield but develops an unlikely friendship with Mr Bennet. While Darcy and Bennet relish their friendship, Elizabeth Bennet is angry because suddenly, her position as close companion to her father is being usurped. When Mr Bennet reveals that he is dying, he enlists Darcy's help in a scheme to support his family. Darcy is furious when he subsequently finds he is obligated to marry Elizabeth, to fulfil a dying man's wish. We watch as Darc

Beautiful, life affirming and made me cry! As a fussy baby, Anne De Bourgh was prescribed laudanum to quiet her and has been given the opium-heavy syrup ever since on account of her continuing ill health. While her mother is outraged when cousin, Darcy chooses not to marry Anne, as has been long planned, Anne can barely raise her head to acknowledge the fact. But little by little, she comes to see that what she has always been told is an affliction of nature might in fact be one of nurture - and one, therefore, that she can beat. In a frenzy of desperation, she throws away her laudanum and seeks refuge at the London home of her cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam. Suddenly wide awake to the world but utterly unprepared, Anne must forge a new identity among those who have never seen the real her - including herself. Anne De Bourgh spends the first part of her life in an opium induced daze. The first half of the book chronicles this time. The author shows us Anne's pitiable existence and