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    Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling

    By Lara S. Ormiston

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    When Elizabeth Bennet first knew Mr. Darcy, she despised him and was sure he felt the same. Angered by his pride and reserve, influenced by the lies of the charming Mr. Wickham, she never troubled herself to believe he was anything other than the worst of men—until, one day, he unexpectedly proposed.
    Mr. Darcy’s passionate avowal of love causes Elizabeth to reevaluate everything she thought she knew about him. What she knows is that he is rich, handsome, clever, and very much in love with her. She, on the other hand, is poor, and can expect a future of increasing poverty if she does not marry. The incentives for her to accept him are strong, but she is honest enough to tell him that she does not return his affections. He says he can accept that—but will either of them ever be truly happy in a relationship of unequal affection?

    Diverging from Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice at the proposal in the Hunsford parsonage, this story explores the kind of man Darcy is, even before his “proper humbling,” and how such a man, so full of pride, so much in love, might have behaved had Elizabeth chosen to accept his original proposal.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse
    Release dateJan 7, 2014
    ISBN9781628735598
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    • 5/5
      This was really great--definitely one of the better published P&P what if style fan fics out there. The writing style is solid, the pacing is great and there's just enough change without totally destroying each characters basic personality.

      This is a solid "What if Lizzy said yes at or near Hunsford". I can't say much more without giving it away, but it was sweet and fraught with how real people would likely deal with certain stresses. It was really fun to see both of them understand each other in small but important realizations along the way.

      If you like a twist in canon, pick this one up.
    • 5/5
      At first I felt like a cliché picking this book up, plus I was afraid it'd ruin the original. BUT I'm so glad I stuck with it! The premise of the twist on the original plot is interesting. And the writing is engaging. Plus the way she developed the characters it felt true to the spirit of the original. It was such a fun read! One of the best adaptations I've come across
    • 4/5
      In this Pride and Prejudice variation Darcy's proposal goes as planned but Elizabeth does not respond in anger but with consideration. She asks and gets time to think about her answer. Will she accept or do her feelings about Darcy's prevent her from saying yes?
      Loved this and read it in one sitting.
    • 4/5
      I very much enjoyed this "Pride & Prejudice Retelling." It opens with Darcy proposing to Elizabeth in the parsonage at Hunsford where she is visiting the Collinses. Rather than rejecting him vehemently as she does in P&P, Elizabeth gives serious consideration to the proposal and ultimately accepts it. She does let Darcy know, however, that she does not share his feelings. The rest of the book follows their month-long engagement and tells of how Elizabeth grows to love him as much as he does her. I know it sounds incredibly lame, but I was totally swept up in the story and the alternate history of it. Ormiston acquits herself well; while she is no Jane Austen, this was much better written than some of the P&P spin-offs, sequels, etc. I have read. The characters' dialogue and actions ring true for the most part, and I appreciated her different take on some events, such as how Darcy saves Lydia from Wickham. My main complaint is that the book could have been a good 25 or 30 pages shorter - there was a lot of repetition, not of story, but of Darcy's and Elizabeth's internal struggles. Overall, a fun diversion.