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Consequences (Paperback)
C. P. Odom; Edited by Christina Boyd; Illustrated by Ellen Pickels
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R501
Discovery Miles 5 010
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Consequences is a cautionary tale about the evils of hasty
judgment, revisiting Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and one of
those pivotal moments when Elizabeth Bennet throws away Mr. Darcy's
offer of marriage so decisively. What transpires from that point is
well known to Austen's extensive readership, but what if even one
element in the chain of events in her novel turns out differently?
Does Austen's happy ending eventually come to pass, or is the
outcome more bleak? And if, in order to secure financial security
for her loved ones, Elizabeth does not reject Darcy, is she married
to a proud, arrogant, disdainful man who, as she feared, forces her
to deny her own relatives and thus condemns her to a lifetime of
misery? Or does she find herself married to a man who cares enough
for her to reject the opposition of his family and chance his very
standing in society in order to marry a woman he loves beyond
measure? Consequences, written by the author of A Most Civil
Proposal, explores two alternate realities-both tragedy and
triumph.
"You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."
When Fitzwilliam Darcy spoke these words to Elizabeth Bennet as
part of his marriage proposal, they expressed his concealed
feelings completely, but their meaning was at odds with the rest of
his prideful and arrogant offer of marriage. It was therefore
rather easy for Elizabeth to reject his offer in much the same
manner. But what if Darcy, never one at ease when trying to speak
of inner sentiments, had realized beforehand how his intended
proposal would sound to the young woman he hoped to make his bride?
What if he had attempted a much more civil and thoughtful proposal
of marriage? Could Elizabeth Bennet have coldly and angrily
rejected an offer made in such a manner? A Most Civil Proposal, a
variation on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," examines and
explores how the lives of the two main characters and their
families and friends might have turned out differently had Darcy
realized his error beforehand and thus avoided being so forcefully
instructed and corrected by the love of his life.
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