The carefully controlled and chess-like movements of polite society often conceal passionate hearts, keen minds, and rebellious wills. High-spirited Elizabeth Bennet attempts to stay true to her ideals while her meddlesome mother schemes to get all five Bennet sisters married and to secure their family's fate at all costs. Can a girl who refuses to abandon her independent and scrutinizing ways find true love and a faithful heart? More than one unexpected twist and shocking revelation await our heroine as she must choose between the dashing Mr. Wickham and proud, aloof Mr. Darcy.
Well it begs the question who doesn't love this novel ... From the opening lines of "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" You just know that you are going to enjoy this book ...
It does take a little time to get used to the language but after that you get lost in in the Bennett household .... Gosh you wonder how people can be so stubborn and how a good line of communication is vital .... Our book club nite was great when we where discussing this novel we totally lost track of time ... But the overall view was that we all adorned the book .... And each of us in our way are married to OUR every own MR DARCY .....
This is a novel that will never go out of fashion it is just timeless ... We all know someone like Elizabeth who is not afraid to speak her mind .... Charlotte who will settle because she feels that is the best they can do .... A Mr Bennett who just wants a quiet life ... Mrs Bennett who we hope we will never have as a mother-in-law .... We all love those bad boys like Mr Wickham and we do get frustrated by men like Mr Darcy but ultimately we just want to be swept away and loved ....
This is truly a classic and if you have never read it you need to rectify that right away !!!
I rate this book 5*****
Ok there are may versions of this out there but I have to put this one in it is from Lost in Austen and is one of my favourite scenes ..... Enjoy xx
Well the second bit is to compare the novel with the movie .... of course there are many different versions out there which I have seen but my favourite and closest to the book will have to be the BBC production .... it may be 4 hours long but it is the best !!! .... There can only be one Mr Darcy for me and that will always be Colin ...
Movies though do have a way of letting you visualize the scene ... I have to admit that when I was reading the book I was picking different characters out of different productions while reading .... Elizabeth and Mr Darcy are both from the BBC production while Isabella, Mr and Mrs Bennett, Mr Lucas and Mr Wickham are all from Lost in Austen series ....
I am a real sucker when it comes to period drama's .... and Pride and Prejudice is one of my all time favourite ones which I will never get tired of watching :)
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