The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet, Colleen McCullough
The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet, Colleen McCullough
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The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet

Author: Colleen McCullough

Narrator: Jen Taylor

Unabridged: 13 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2009


Synopsis

Lizzy Bennet married Mr. Darcy, Jane Bennet married Mr. Bingley—but what became of the middle daughter, Mary? Readers of Pride and Prejudice will remember that there were five Bennet sisters. Now, twenty years on, Jane has a happy marriage and large family; Lizzy and Mr. Darcy now have a formidable social reputation; Lydia has a reputation of quite another kind; Kitty is much in demand in London’s parlors and ballrooms; but what of Mary? Mary is quietly celebrating her independence, having nursed her ailing mother for many years. She decides to write a book to bring the plight of the poor to everyone’s attention. But with more resolve than experience as she sets out to travel around the country, it’s not only her family who are concerned about her.

About Colleen McCullough

Colleen McCullough (1937–2015) enjoyed worldwide renown, and her novels are bestsellers in a multitude of languages. She is the internationally acclaimed author of The Thorn Birds, Tim, An Indecent Obsession, A Creed for the Third Millennium, The Ladies of Missalonghi, The First Man in Rome, The Grass Crown, Fortune’s Favorites, Caesar’s Women, and other novels.

About Jen Taylor

Jen Taylor is a voice actress best known for her role as Cortana in various Halo games and as Zoey in Left 4 Dead. In addition to her voice-over work, Taylor is also an accomplished stage actress and has appeared in a number of films and television series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maria

3,5/Mmmmm.... difícil decir algo, por más que haya sido una lectura positiva y la haya disfrutado. Lo único que esta historia tiene que leerse sin pensar que estamos en el Pemberley de Jane Austen. Y, aun así, después del primer impacto, uno puede imaginarse perfectamente a Elizabeth y a sus hermana......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

Set twenty years after the end of Pride and Prejudice, the chessboard of characters are in some new positions: Mary has spent the last seventeen years caring for Mrs Bennet, who has just died; Kitty married a Lord who kindly left her a young, wealthy widow; Lydia is carousing and drunk, sleeping aro......more

Goodreads review by Cass

This book was a tedious read. The book focuses on the life of Mary Bennett who has been living and caring for Mrs Bennett (her mother) since the death of her father. The author completely rewrites the personalities of all the major characters so that they only resemble the original characters of Prid......more