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In the Wilds of Derbyshire

By: Jann Rowland
Narrated by: Mary Sarah
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Rejected by a sister who has allowed her new status as wife to Mr. Bingley to make her proud, Elizabeth Bennet goes to her uncle's estate in Derbyshire, ostensibly to assist her cousin in her introduction to society. In reality, Elizabeth feels there is nothing left for her in the neighborhood of her birth.

Her uncle's estate is small, and Elizabeth must work while there, and though she finds her tasks easy to bear. She quickly becomes close to her young cousin and uncle, though her aunt is a hard, demanding woman, who seems to hold a grudge against Elizabeth. But she also meets many friends, including the daughter of an earl, and the handsome friend of her sister Jane's new husband, a Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.

As Elizabeth is slowly pulled from her melancholy, new vistas open up to her, and she realizes that she can still have everything she has ever wished to have. But the jealousy of a woman who is no friend of her courtship with a wealthy man threatens her newfound happiness, and the coming of a sister who rejected her has the potential to once again disrupt Elizabeth's life and destroy her future.

©2017 Jann Rowland (P)2018 Tantor Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Marriage
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Ludicrous pronunciation, accents all over the place and a peculiar effort to souñd posh. The narrator did the story no justice.

Dreadful narrator

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Loved the story, but I would have liked a little bite more of drama for other characters as well

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The story was great. Nice and long, and we didn’t have to wait until the end for the characters to fall in love. However readers voice grated on me

Loved the book, readers voice annoying

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A good story ruined by being written in American and narrated with a welsh accent.

A good variation. Ox p and p

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A very different, but plausible variation. Without her family to embarrass Lizzy, and with Darcy on his home ground, the angst all comes from outside sources. From their initial attraction to the slow, steady, well considered building of their relationship and their growing love, the romance between them is sweet and real.

The narration is sometimes a bit stilted but generally quite good, although I got the impression that the English accent was not how Mary Sarah sounds naturally. There were also some odd pronunciations (e.g. Lutton instead of Luton, Mrs Ainsley instead of Mrs Annesley, fother instead of father, ornt instead of aunt etc...). On the positive side, the voices of different characters are generally clear.

Good story, okay narration

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