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The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet (Paperback)

by Colleen McCullough (Author)
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  • Paperback: 467 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (30 April 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007271840
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007271849
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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Praise for 'Antony and Cleopatra': 'An irresistible read' Daily Mail 'Full of passion, greed, intrigue and betrayal!a thoroughly entertaining read' Glasgow Herald Praise for Colleen McCullough: 'Fast-moving and immensely readable!this book is a page turner from start to finish' Maeve Binchy 'McCullough piles on the drama' Daily Mail 'Sizzling family drama stuffed with passion, tragedy, love and sex' More 'Absorbing' Sunday Telegraph 'Compelling, passionate and gritty' She 'Probes the depths of the human heart in a haunting, multi-layered novel' Good Book Guide 'Deliciously addictive!a classic tale of wealth and power--an engrossing read' Sainsbury's magazine


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By the author of the hugely successful 'The Thorn Birds' It is a truth universally acknowledged that anyone who loved PRIDE AND PREJUDICE will want to know what happened to the Bennet sisters...Twenty years on, Jane has a happy marriage and large family; Lizzy and Mr Darcy now have a formidable social reputation; Lydia has a reputation of quite another kind; Kitty is much in demand in London's parlours and ballrooms; but what of Mary? Mary is quietly celebrating her independence, having nursed her ailing mother for many years. She decides to write a book to bring the plight of the poor to everyone's attention. But with more resolve than experience, as she sets out to travel around the country, it's not only her family who are concerned about her. Marriage may be far from her mind, but what if she were to meet the one man whose own fiery articles infuriate the politicians and industrialists? And what if when she starts to ask similar questions, she unwittingly places herself in great danger?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars No stars - God-awful drivel., 7 May 2009
By Fiona Colley (Telford, UK) - See all my reviews
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I'll admit that the idea of the story intrigued me which is why I decided to give this book a chance despite the awful reviews. Oh dear....it really is shockingly bad. Poorly written, ridiculous plot and generally absolute nonsense. If this had been written by a first time author I doubt it would even have found a publisher, it really is that atrocious.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Awful drivel, 21 April 2009
This review is from: The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet (Hardcover)
Unfortunately, no stars is not an option or that's what I would have awarded. The author has obviously never read the original "Pride & Prejudice". Most of the characters, main and peripheral, are completely unrecognisable from their P&P incarnation. For Darcy ("Fitz"??!!) and Elizabeth, it's as if P&P never happened - they're back prideful and prejudiced. The errors with the other characters are legion - the story relating to Darcy's father is ridiculous.

Ignoring the P&P aspect, this is still an awful novel - the dependence on coincidence to prop up the plot is unforgiveable. I'm not a Regency expert but even I could spot flaws with the language and the concepts.

Avoid at all costs. Your time would be better spent re-reading the original and the best.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Jane, 2 Feb 2009
By Newswoman "Newswoman" (Munich, D-81479 Germany) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet (Hardcover)
The shades of Pemberley are turning in their graves. This is definitely not a book for Austen fans. Mr. Darcy, sadly reduced to a mere 'Fitz,' is now the son of a whoremonger and the wealth of Pemberly is all due to below-the-belt dealings of his not so noble father.

The book is a take off on the Gothic novels Jane Austen hated and lampooned in Northanger Abby. It bears not the least resemblance to Jane Austen's work.

In this sad sequel Elisabeth is frigid, Jane is serially pregnant, Kitty is a merry widow and Lydia a drunken floozy. That leaves Mary, suddenly transformed into raving beauty at age 38. She survives all her mishaps and misfortunes to fall into the arms of a rich and handsome man and wastes no time loosening her corset stays to make love on the drawing room floor.

This is Sex and the City circa 1820. If it hadn't been written by a big name hasbeen it would have landed in any third-rate publisher's slush pile. Newswoman.
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1.0 out of 5 stars How to destroy the greatest hero of all time!
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Published 9 days ago by J. Macalesher

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1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid.
Genuinely the worst book I have ever read. I threw it in the bin after I finished it.
Published 5 months ago by Ms. Katherine R. Brown

1.0 out of 5 stars I read this because I was bored. Waste of money.
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Published 6 months ago by Ms. LH Russell

3.0 out of 5 stars not what I was expecting
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not a sequel, just a bad novel
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4.0 out of 5 stars Yes it was a fun read...but...
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