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pride and pemberley
Imagine if Jane Austen's characters had descendants living today...A single woman in possession of a dilapidated mansion is in need of more than pride to keep it from falling down.
A romcom novel inspired by Jane Austen
Fiction- ages 14 and up
Readers' Guide:
American Libby Darcy, a descendant of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, wants to renovate the rundown estate of Pemberley she's inherited in England, but she's faced with renovating her life at the same time. After failing the bar exam and breaking off her engagement with an overbearing fiance, Libby is riddled with self doubt, not sure she can even fix a plumbing leak, much less restore a massive estate. To save the place, she has a plan to turn it into a wedding venue, but she'll have to keep it out of the hands of a devious hotel developer while trying not to go broke with a money pit of a house. But she's determined to make the project a success, something she will eventually be able to view with pride.
Landscape architect Davin de Bourgh has loved Pemberley since he was a child. He doesn't want to see it fall into further disrepair but he doubts a quirkly American with no obvious renovation experience is the right person for the job. Plus, two of her equally quirky sisters are helping, neither of whom seems to have a clue how to carry out the project. He's determined to make sure Pemberley survives the Americans, one way or the other.
Libby has one wedding booked with a movie star bride, but the clock is ticking to get everything ready in time. Throw in a ditzy ghost, a lost pug, a cranky swan, a sister with a tendancy to set the kitchen on fire, plus the distraction of a handsome landscape architect who seems to be there every time she turns around, and Libby has her work cut out for her.
