Mrs. Bennet Has Her Say, Jane Juska
Mrs. Bennet Has Her Say, Jane Juska
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Mrs. Bennet Has Her Say

Author: Jane Juska

Narrator: Lindy Nettleton

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/04/2015


Synopsis

It is a truth universally acknowledged that every man in possession of a wife must be in want of a son.



1785 was to be the most marvelous year of Marianne's life, until an unfortunate turn of events left her in a compromised state and desperate for a husband to care—or rather cover—for her. Now, she is stuck in an undesirable marriage to Mr. Edward Bennet, a man desperate in his own way for a male heir. But as she is still carrying a smoldering desire for the handsome Colonel Miller, Mrs. Bennet must constantly find new, clever ways to avoid her husband's lascivious advances until she is once again reunited with her dashing Colonel. Except that the best-laid plans of a woman in good standing can so often go awry, especially when her contrary husband has plans and desires of his own . . .

About Jane Juska

Jane Juska was a high school English teacher for more than thirty years, in college for five, and in prison for five. Her memoir, A Round-Heeled Woman, about her late-life adventures in love and sex, was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller and a national sensation. Juska's essays have appeared in Vogue, Good Housekeeping, and the Huffington Post. She lives in California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marie on April 14, 2017

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if there is a book set in the world of Jane Austen, I will read it even though it is sure to disappoint. Reader, I was disappointed. This is the story of the early years of Mr and Mrs Bennet's marriage told in alternating chapters of Mr Bennet's diary entr......more

Goodreads review by Meredith (Austenesque Reviews) on October 21, 2015

What prompted Mrs. Bennet to marry Mr. Bennet? Was their marriage always one of disinterest and little affection? These are just some of the things I sometimes wonder about Bennets. Jane Austen paints their marriage as one of unhappiness, inequality, and discontent. Was there ever a time of happiness......more

Goodreads review by Jo on February 06, 2017

I listened to the audiobook and absolutely loved it. It was so good I used it as my motivation to workout. I couldn't devour it unless I was exercising. A book has to be pretty good to do that. It's fun, witty, perceptive and made me happy to be living in a time when women have more choices and contr......more

Goodreads review by Gina on April 04, 2019

3 stars After reading Jane Jushka’s Round Heeled Woman for a second time, I decided to seek out additional works by Jushka, and I found Mrs. Bennet Has Her Say on Hoopla. I am almost ashamed to admit that I have no frame of reference, as I have not read Pride and Prejudice because I cannot abide read......more

Goodreads review by I.m.dennis on February 03, 2016

This good-reader (i.m.dennis is pen name) seldom, if ever, calls any book amazing - and this is a good-reader who averages three reads a week. Jane Juska's debut novel (her two previous were memoirs) earns that adjective - in spades. You can be anywhere along the love-don't love spectrum of Jane Aus......more