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Pamela Mingle is the author of Kissing Shakespeare, a time-travel romance for young adults set in Elizabethan England. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Pikes Peak Writers, Romance Writers of America, and the Jane Austen Society of North America.
The Pursuit of Mary Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Novel
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9780062274250
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date: 11/26/2013
- Sold by: HARPERCOLLINS
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 320
- Sales rank: 8,234
- File size: 743 KB
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A tale of love and marriage, society balls and courtship, class and a touch of scandal, Pamela Mingle's The Pursuit of Mary Bennet is a fresh take on one of the most beloved novels of all time, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Growing up with four extraordinary sisters—beautiful and confident Jane and Elizabeth, and flirtatious and lighthearted Lydia and Kitty—wasn't easy for an awkward bookworm like Mary Bennet. But with nearly all of her sisters married and gone from the household, the unrefined Mary has transformed into an attractive and eligible young woman in her own right.
When another scandal involving Lydia and Wickham threatens the Bennet house, Mary and Kitty are packed off to visit Jane and her husband, Charles Bingley, where they meet the dashing Henry Walsh. Eager and naïve, Mary is confused by Henry's attentions, even as she finds herself drawing closer to him. Could this really be love—or the notions of a foolish girl unschooled in the art of romance and flirtation?
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Library Journal
10/01/2013In the three years since her sisters married, Mary Bennet has received a greater share of her father's attention, and it has benefited them both. With growing confidence in her own worth, Mary may have even caught the attention of a suitable gentleman, a neighbor of the Bingleys in Derbyshire. But perhaps too quick to doubt herself and further distracted by sisterly troubles, Mary believes her prospects are fading. Could she be right? In her adult fiction debut, former teacher/librarian/YA author Mingle (Kissing Shakespeare) has done a nice job of building on the characters and situations introduced in Austen's original Pride and Prejudice but wisely focuses on Mary, a sister set in the background of her family's life. Here, Mary is given the opportunity to become a three-dimensional character with thoughtful explanations for her feelings and behaviors in both Austen's original story and in Mingle's tale. All the sisters have a part to play and are well represented, but none overshadows Mary's transformation. VERDICT A few discordant moments that take readers out of the story briefly disrupt from the engaging process of witnessing Mary become someone they will find genuinely fascinating. Austenites and Regency fans will enjoy Mingle's interpretation as an alternative to Colleen McCullough's The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet.—Stacey Hayman, Rocky River P.L., OH
Booklist (starred review)
Delightful...[a] romantic charmer that will leave the reader sighing with pleasure and remembering what it feels like to fall in love.Susan Fales-Hill
Austenophiles rejoice! Here at last is the untold story of the forgotten Bennett sister. Pamela Mingle transports us to Regency England for a delicious tale of the triumph of love over awkwardness.