The weddings are over. The guests (including millions of readers) wish the two lucky couples health and happiness. As the music swells and the credits roll, only two things are certain: Elizabeth and Darcy are to be the happiest couple in the world, while Jane and Bingley will want for nothing!
Rebecca Ann Collins follows them in imagination, observing and chronicling their passage through the landscape of nineteenth century England, noting how they cope with change, triumph and tragedy in their lives.
Their personal stories--the usual concerns of love, marriage, money and children--are woven together with the threads of social and political history.
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Much better than what could have been, at worst, a bad fanfic. Collins very pointedly does not try to imitate Austen's writing style, which is probably a wise choice. It gives her a chance to tell her story in her own way, which she does quite capably. She also brings the Darcys out into their historical context, which I thought was fascinating, but then again I am a bit of a history nerd. The first half or so of the book did leave me wondering if anything bad would ever happen to our beloved characters, and be warned, life is not all roses for the Darcys and their family and friends.
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