The Other Bennet Sister -

Janice Hadlow

Macmillan

2020

658 páginas

21h 56m

ISBN-13: 9781509842056

In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mary is the middle of the five Bennet girls and the plainest of them all, so what hope does she have? Prim and pious, with no redeeming features, she is unloved and seemingly unlovable.

The Other Bennet Sister, though, shows another side to Mary. An introvert in a family of extroverts; a constant disappointment to her mother who values beauty above all else; fearful of her father’s sharp tongue; with little in common with her siblings – is it any wonder she turns to books for both company and guidance? And, if she finds her life lonely or lacking, that she determines to try harder at the one thing she can be: right.

One by one, her sisters marry – Jane and Lizzy for love; Lydia for some semblance of respectability – but Mary, it seems, is destined to remain single and live out her life at Longbourn, at least until her father dies and the house is bequeathed to the reviled Mr Collins.

But when that fateful day finally comes, she slowly discovers that perhaps there is hope for her, after all.

Simultaneously a wonderfully warm homage to Jane Austen and a delightful new story in its own right, Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister is, at its heart, a life-affirming tale of a young woman finding her place in the world. Witty and uplifting, it will make you feel – and cheer – for Mary as you never have before.

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5 (Perfeito)

Melhor romance de O&P escrito por outra autora que já li!

Vocês não tem noção do quanto eu amei esse livro e todo o desenvolvimento que a autora deu para a Mary! É praticamente um romance de formação onde vemos o "patinho feio" da família Bennett crescer, amadurecer e principalmente amar alguém de verdade. Mr. Hayward, seu par romântico mais para a metade do livro é tão apaixonante como qualquer um dos mocinhos da Jane, mas claro que os dois precisam superar muitos problemas para se entenderem. O livro é bem longo e na terceira parte pode ser um pouco lento demais, mas vale a pena. Mais do que recomendado ;)