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The Truth About Family by Lucy Marin. ★★★★★

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Elizabeth Bennet was sent to stay with the Dowager Countess Romesley at the age of five. It was meant to be for a few months, until her mother delivered the heir to Longbourn. Mrs Bennet was often spiteful to Elizabeth and her pregnancy made her even worse. However, the invitation to return never came and her family never visited. Elizabeth came to know the Countess’s family; the Fitzwilliams, Darcys and de Bourghs. Most of the Darcys and the Fitzwilliams were friendly, while some were kind but rather distant. Unfortunately, Lady Catherine de Bourgh viewed Elizabeth as inferior and an interloper. Her sister, Lady Anne Darcy agreed. Both were unwelcoming and unpleasant. Mr Hugh Darcy was very kind and his son Fitzwilliam was a close friend of Elizabeth’s. As she grew older, she fell in love with Fitzwilliam Darcy but knew nothing could come of it. He was destined for a brilliant, high society match. On one visit to Pemberley, Elizabeth is cast out by Lady Anne Darcy and sent to Lady Cat