Stranded at Pemberley: Variations on a Jane Austen Christmas by Jenetta James ★★★★☆
While travelling in Derbyshire just before Christmas, the Gardiner family and their niece Elizabeth Bennet are involved in a terrible carriage accident. Her small cousins are frightened, her aunt is gravely injured, and her Uncle is in shock. Elizabeth takes charge, then runs for help as fast as her feet will carry her. The nearest house is Pemberley, a massive property belonging to Fitzwilliam Darcy.
Quickly recovering from the initial shock at the impropriety of a lady running, Darcy leads a team of his staff to assist. The whole family are brought to stay at Pemberley, which is a beautiful but strangely joyless and rather frightening place
Elizabeth works hard to care for her aunt and cousins. She is an attentive nurse to her aunt as they pray for her recovery and tries to entertain her young cousins. When it becomes apparent that they will not be leaving in time for Christmas, she makes plans to inject some festive cheer.
During her free hours, she walks the grounds, getting to know and appreciate Mr Darcy and itching to solve the mystery of Pemberley. Who the woman hiding on the top floor of the house and what has happened to the soldier who wanders the grounds, out of his wits?
This was an entertaining read. Quite gothic at the start but mellows as it goes on.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. All views expressed are my own.
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