Body and Soul: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by MJ Stratton. ★★★★★

At first glance this is a straight body swap, with the usual opportunities for absurdity and vexation.

However, the author provides us with so much more.

Elizabeth Bennet has always found her mother to be flighty and exasperating, not to mention suffering from a mortifying lack of propriety. 

To Mrs Bennet, ensuring the security of marriage for her five daughters is the most important thing she will ever do. She has never truly understood Elizabeth and fears for her future.

After the swap, Mrs Bennet discovers what her family and Meryton Society really think of her matchmaking schemes. It is a painful realisation but improves her insights and helps her to grow.

For Elizabeth, the revelations are much worse. To realise that her beloved Papa, is actually a spiteful and emotionally abusive husband who has undermined his wife's confidence for years 

Elizabeth and her mother become very close, but start to wonder if they will ever switch back.

Then Mr Bennet finds himself swapped, with Mr Darcy!

Great story, good character development and the Elizabeth/Darcy relationship is lovely.

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