Dive Into Annes Adversity: A Pride Prejudice Variation (The Darcy Cousins Book 2) Engineered By Jennifer Joy Compiled As Brochure

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Very good story about overcoming adversity to improve oneself, I normally don't care for Jane Austen variation stories, but I can recommend this one,.stars

This story brought me to tears at the end, Yet one must remember this is a variation and variations take great license with the story line and with characters and their behaviors, This is one that reveals a surprising twist, or should I say twists, from canon, I loved what Jennifer's imagination and inventiveness allowed her to write in this story, Saying that I also have to add that it is going to be very difficult not to write any spoilers here as so much was new and different.


As we read in the book description:, this book is part of a series about “cousins”,. Anne is given a letter, a very old letter, a letter written after she was born, It FORCES her to make a decision, as stated, Here we have a new and different Anne, Here we begin to rejoice in this survivor and what she now makes of her life, You know, you must know, how Lady Catherine rules and reigns in her household, so hang on to your hats as you read of someone, Anne, not knuckling under to another of Lady Cs dictates.
You will be cheering, but also wondering if Anne goes from depending on her mother for all her care and all her decisions OR if Anne will simply reach out to relatives and then switch residences upon the ultimatum here.
But Annes handling of her long standing “engagement” with Darcy is another twist and gives her choice of where to go and upon whom to rely a more limited range than one would think.


Now we do meet new characters in this book, We meet a family friend, who introduces her to an unknown aunt and she then meets others who come to play very significant roles in providing Anne with a chance to not only mature but to learn and grow in her talents and in deciding her own future.
There is not only Luc Mauvier but also his sister, There is this aunt and another relative, There are two maid servants who play parts in not only how “the letter” got into Annes hands but also in showing Anne how one must take ones talents and build on them and in how one can look for and embrace opportunities, even ones which show up unexpectedly.
As Anne says at aboutof the way through the kindle book, “Every woman should have a purpose a reason to get up and accomplish something good”

One thing that I kept pondering, though, was the air quality in London.
Much was made of the fact that Lady Catherine would not allow air or sunshine into the rooms at Rosings, It was considered not healthy but then Annes health improves upon moving to London and going out, taking a walk limited at first she is still weak and of a poor constitution.
Yet we read of how poor the air in London was at this time in history, I do believe Anne could have improved in health just getting out of bed and having an agenda for the day, but any mention of “taking the air” seems counterproductive in the purpose of regaining ones health.


I truly liked this story for Anne, Having read stories in which she dies off at an early age, I find this so much more acceptable, We even get a wedding scene and a hint as to the next story of a cousin: one of my favorite, usually secondary characters, in JAFF, This is a standalone story but I am glad I am reading all in the series, I liked reading this fan fiction of Ann Debourgh and her search for life outside her strict mother, Anne Finds Purpose
A good story about Anne finding purpose in her life away from Lady Catherines strict rule and censure, She discovers her father is alive, and after LC banishes her from Rosings, she and her trusted maid venture out in an effort to find him, where Anne must work to support herself.
I thought this was a very good Anne story, I do wish there might have been a bit more background provided regarding the past relationship between LC and Sir Lewis, I do recommend this book, This was a delightful surprise, since Anne de Bourgh is not such an interesting character, Most of the time, as in Pride and Prejudice, she's just a character hanging in the background while Elizabeth and Darcy do their thing, whatever the "thing" of that particular book happens to be.
When Anne de Bourgh's character is in the spotlight, she's not really recognizable in most JAFF stories, I've read her as a secretly spunky, intelligent gal, or as the victim of her mother's poisoning, or as a spoiled girl as imperious and narrowminded as her mother, or as mentally unbalanced, or some other alteration to make her more interesting.


No, this is one of the few that starts with Anne exactly as she has been presented by Jane Austen, She's shy, soft spoken, and never challenges her mother, But then she comes across a letter that sets her on a quest to see if it's possible that her father is alive, In searching for her father, she gradually discovers herself,

She and her faithful maid Nancy head to London without much money and without knowing where they'll stay, Various characters help them out, starting with her cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam, then his friends Mr, and Mrs. Hepplewhite, a painter Mr. Carriera, a theatreowner Luc Mauvier, a clothing designer and seamstress Adelaide Mauvier, and Miss Beatrice Maman to Luc and Adelaide, I enjoyed the flow of the story, and especially the exchanges between Lady Catherine and Miss Beatrice, who is another formidable force, Anne is shown to come out of her shell gradually and naturally, She does have her mother's genetic DNA so, once given the independence to think for herself, it makes sense that there would be a lot more to her than originally meets the eye.


I do think that it all comes way too easily and there are far too many coincidences, but it's a sweet novella and an enjoyable read.
This book starts off right before the beginning events of the first book, A maid brings an old letter from her father to Anne's attention and thus the plot of the book begins, Anne moves to London after being kicked out of Rosings and then tries to find out more about her father, She ends up meeting Luc and his sister, They in turn introduce her to a member of her family that she has never known, I won't say anymore as I don't want to reveal more of the book, I enjoyed this book a lot more than the first one, I'm eagerly awaiting book three,

Rating:.out ofAfter reading therd book in this series I had to go back and read this one and see how Anne blossomed into a confident woman who seeks her own happiness! When a maid discovers a letter from her father addressed to her mother after his supposed death, Anne is determined to stand up to her mother for once in her life to uncover the truth.
Off she goes to London with nothing but her maid and some dresses in search of her father, She must earn her way in life but the activity leaves her invigorated and slowly we see her character Come to the surface, I love Annes character in this novel and all the supporting character are phenomenal! Ending sets the stage for bookbut too Anne gets her happy ending! Nice follow up on beloved characters

It is always interesting to learn what happened to minor characters in Pride and Prejudice, and this author has managed to do that quite well.
I am anxious to read her next book which is about Richard, a character I always wished to know better, I enjoyed the first book in this series enough to chance the second book, I'm so glad that I did, It was a very well done story, I don't always like Anne, but this story makes it easy to love her, I highly recommend this if you enjoy pride and prejudice adaptations, Pride and Prejudice variation. Clean, entertaining twist on the original, Delightful read. This is an Austenesque story based on Pride and Prejudice but not really a PampP variation or sequel, It's part of a trilogy about three cousins, Mr, Darcy, Colonel Fitzwilliam, and Anne de Bourgh, This is the second in this series and is by far the best story, taking Anne de Bourgh straight from her refusal of Mr, Darcy's offer of marriage into hot water with her mother, Lady Catherine, and from there into a whole new life,

Prior to Darcy's expected proposal, Anne is presented by one of the maids at Rosings with a letter she found accidentally, written by Anne's father to her mother, months after he was supposed to have died.
Anne realizes her father may still be alive, or at the very least her mother has lied to her all her life about the timing of his death, which she had been told happened six months before Anne was born.


Anne refuses to comply with her mother's wishes that she accept Darcy, and later that she hand over her father's letter, and is cast out, told to leave her home.
With no idea where to go or what to do with herself, but unwilling to give in to her mother's demands, Anne wonders what to do, She has lived completely under her mother's power so that even at twentyseven years of age, she knows nothing of the world and has few accomplishments, Her trusted, faithful lady's maid Nancy is determined to go with her and help her out, Anne writes to her cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, who recommends, at Darcy's prompting, a place for her to stay, Anne goes to stay with the Hepplewhite family, in London, temporarily,

While in London, Anne meets Adelaide and Luc Mauvier, a sister and brother who escaped from France as children, during the revolution when their aristocratic father and mother were killed.
It is they who recognize Anne's surname and introduce her to the woman who brought them up in London, who turns out to be Anne's aunt, Miss Beatrice, sister to Sir Lewis de Bourgh.
Miss Beatrice detests Lady Catherine, and is at first suspicious of Anne as well, thinking she has been raised to be just like her harridan of a mother.
Anne needs to earn her aunt's trust in order to learn about her father, Meanwhile Anne must find a way to earn money and survive,

This is an intriguing and wellpaced story, full of mystery, romance, and beautiful character arcs for a few characters, but especially for Anne, This book is the key, as well, to the entire trilogy, and ties it all together nicely, If you read only one of the three books, read this one, but I recommend reading all three in order to get the whole cousins story tied up in a neat bundle.
This story is all about Anne deBough and other new characters Darcy amp Col, Fitzwilliam pass through briefly but they aren't at all important to the story, The beginning of the book is hard to get through Anne is somewhat unlikable and you are introduced to characters who seem far removed from the plot, Anne is dismissed from her family home she due to PLOT DEVICES can't stay with the Darcy's or the Fitwilliams Matlock but it makes all of them seems like real assholes not even inquiring if Anne has money.


Luckily Richard has a friend who takes Anne in and Anne's devoted maid gets a job sewing which throws Anne in the path of an eligible young man who can also help her solve her Mystery.
And Anne develops into a stronger person who cares about others and stands on her own two feet, By the end you will be cheering for her, . . A quick, fun read. ANNE'S ADVERSITY

I listened to the first book Darcy's Ultimatum in Jennifer Joy's Cousins series late last year, so it doesn't form part of theTBR challenge.
Anne's Adversity is the second volume in the series,

In Darcy's Ultimatum, there's a scene in which Anne appears with a mysterious letter, We don't get to find out the contents until this book and it's quite a revelation but I won't give away any spoilers about it here, It results in a major split between Anne and her mother, the overbearing Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Anne ends up living in London and meeting a number of new people, including the rather delicious sounding French refugee Luc Mauvier, and his sister Adelaide,

This is the first JAFF story I've read, so far, that has Anne de Bourgh as a main character and it was really enjoyable, The narrator, Emma Lysy, did a pretty good job with the story, too, There was a problem with her pronunciation of Grosvenor as in the Square of that name but that's as nitpicky as I can get,

There's no explicit sexual scenes so I can recommend this book and/or audio to all audiences, The same goes for the first volume of this series, Both are definitely ones

to add to your JAFF lists,
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