The Zephyr: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Grace Gibson. ★★★★★
This variation is set a year after the Netherfield ball, when Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy left Hertfordshire without taking their leave.
When a cholera epidemic strikes London, the Netherfield party seeks refuge in the countryside of Meryton.
Darcy is surprised at the changes he finds.
Elizabeth Bennet, once nervous of horses, is racing around in a brand new curricle.
Where they previously seemed to show a mutual dislike, they now spar with each other, exchanging banter and humour.
This lightness is contrasted by the profound changes that events have forced on the Bennet family.
This is a delightful variation. Darcy is funny, with a dry wit but is also a profoundly honourable and reliable man.
Elizabeth walks a tightrope, balancing the exuberant curricle driver, with her instinct hide from a world she has realised is a harsh and wicked place.
Grace Gibson just keeps getting better.
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