A Stronger Impulse

Review also posted on my blog

https://myjaffobsession.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-stronger-impulse-by-julie-cooper.html

Fitzwilliam Darcy loves Elizabeth Bennet but his appalling proposal leads to rejection and heartbreak. He travels to join his young sister Georgiana in Ramsgate, but on arrival the sight of her in the arms of rake and scoundrel, George Wickham causes him to have an apoplexy.

The resulting damage and loss of coherent speech leave him vulnerable and the vultures are circling.
Unfortunately, the vultures in this case are his own extended family, who want control of the Darcy fortune.

Elizabeth Bennet has always been the least favourite daughter at Longbourn. Mrs Bennet favours the daughters who are most like her. Mr Bennet behaves as though Elizabeth is invisible.

When Elizabeth refuses to secure Longbourn for her family by marrying her odious cousin, Mr Collins, she is exiled.
Sent to an unknown family member and thence into a life in service.
She manages to postpone that future by travelling to Ramsgate with an acquaintance from Meryton.

In Ramsgate she meets a distressed Georgiana Darcy on the cliff edge. After persuading her back from the edge, they become friends.

Elizabeth is determined to help Georgiana and Fitzwilliam.

This is a stunningly good book. I couldn't put it down.
The author expresses the fear and panic of Darcy's sudden vulnerability.

The medical treatment is terrifying.

The characters of family members are appalling, from the venal self-serving Fitzwilliams and De Boughs, to the awful, cold Mr Bennet.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.