The only place Darcy could share his innermost feelings was in the private pages of his diary ... Torn between his sense of duty to his family name and his growing passion for Elizabeth Bennet, all he can do is struggle to fall in love. A skillful and graceful imagining of the hero's point of view in one of the most beloved and enduring love stories of all time.
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Mr Darcy's Diary is a fantastic book that lovers of Jane Austen will thoroughly enjoy reading. Providing us with a long awaited sequel to what happened after Elizabeth and Darcy married it will once again have you wrapped up in the world that Jane Austen originally created. A must read book for women everywhere! --Enchanted Entertainment. If you were besotted with the charms of the Pride and Prejudice hero, you're sure to fall head over heels with the original alpha male once you've read his innermost thoughts and feelings about his courtship of Elizabeth Bennet recorded in his own journal. A great treat for all Darcy fans. --Essential (July 2007). If you were besotted with the charms of the Pride and Prejudice hero, you're sure to fall head over heels with the original alpha male once you've read his innermost thoughts and feelings about his courtship of Elizabeth Bennet recorded in his own journal. A great treat for all Darcy fans. --Essential (July 2007). If you were besotted with the charms of the Pride and Prejudice hero, you're sure to fall head over heels with the original alpha male once you've read his innermost thoughts and feelings about his courtship of Elizabeth Bennet recorded in his own journal. A great treat for all Darcy fans. --Essential (July 2007) If you were besotted with the charms of the Pride and Prejudice hero, you're sure to fall head over heels with the original alpha male once you've read his innermost thoughts and feelings about his courtship of Elizabeth Bennet recorded in his own journal. A great treat for all Darcy fans. --Essential (July 2007). If you were besotted with the charms of the Pride and Prejudice hero, you're sure to fall head over heels with the original alpha male once you've read his innermost thoughts and feelings about his courtship of Elizabeth Bennet recorded in his own journal. A great treat for all Darcy fans. --Essential (July 2007). If you were besotted with the charms of the Pride and Prejudice hero, you're sure to fall head over heels with the original alpha male once you've read his innermost thoughts and feelings about his courtship of Elizabeth Bennet recorded in his own journal. A great treat for all Darcy fans. --Essential (July 2007). If you were besotted with the charms of the Pride and Prejudice hero, you're sure to fall head over heels with the original alpha male once you've read his innermost thoughts and feelings about his courtship of Elizabeth Bennet recorded in his own journal. A great treat for all Darcy fans. --Essential (July 2007)
'Amanda Grange has perfectly captured all of Jane Austen's clever wit and social observations to make Mr. Darcy's Diary a must read for any fan.' --Reader
'A gift to a new generation of Darcy fans and a treat for existing fans as well.' --Austenblog
'Amanda Grange has perfectly captured all of Jane Austen's clever wit and social observations to make Mr. Darcy's Diary a must read for any fan.' --Reader
'A gift to a new generation of Darcy fans and a treat for existing fans as well.' --Austenblog
'Amanda Grange has perfectly captured all of Jane Austen's clever wit and social observations to make Mr. Darcy's Diary a must read for any fan.' --Reader
'A gift to a new generation of Darcy fans and a treat for existing fans as well.' --Austenblog
'Amanda Grange has perfectly captured all of Jane Austen's clever wit and social observations to make Mr. Darcy's Diary a must read for any fan.' --Reader
'A gift to a new generation of Darcy fans and a treat for existing fans as well.' --Austenblog
'Amanda Grange has perfectly captured all of Jane Austen's clever wit and social observations to make Mr. Darcy's Diary a must read for any fan.' --Reader
'A gift to a new generation of Darcy fans and a treat for existing fans as well.' --Austenblog
'Amanda Grange has perfectly captured all of Jane Austen's clever wit and social observations to make Mr. Darcy's Diary a must read for any fan.' --Reader
'A gift to a new generation of Darcy fans and a treat for existing fans as well.' --Austenblog
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At last, the secret thoughts of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy, romantic hero to millions of would-be Elizabeth Bennets, are revealed in this utterly convincing and captivating novel of love and pride, passion and prejudice.
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54 of 57 people found the following review helpful
By kellytwo
Format:Paperback
What an insidious book this is! It just grabs you and sucks you right into it, so that you can't or don't even want to put it down for even one second. You just want to keep reading and reading and reading. Oh, my.
It is so easy to picture the Darcy and Elizabeth of the marvelous BBC/A&E production of ten years ago as you read Darcy's words. You wonder how this pompous stuffy prig ever managed to have even one friend, let alone the darling Charles Bingley. Darcy is the most disagreeable character until Lizzie takes him down several notches. Good for her!
When you first start reading this, you tend to think, `oh, this is so simple,' but then before you quite know what's happened, you're part of the story, and it just won't let go. You ride along, sort of on Darcy's shoulder, watching as the action unfolds with the Bennet family and Wickham, the Lucases and Mr. Collins, Lady deBourgh and her household, and Darcy's sister Georgiana and cousin FitzWilliam, plus of course, Bingley and his sisters. It's amazing! In the other versions (including the wonderful original) you see everything as it happens from your standpoint as an observer. First person is so very different, creating almost a `you are there!' situation.
You won't soon forget this Mr. Darcy. Of course, I've not yet forgotten the other one - Colin Firth as the premier Mr. Darcy of all time. It was amazing to hear that voice in my mind as I read his words and felt his inner pain as he tumbles from his lofty perch to join the rest of us mortals in his quest for the love of his life. Eventually, he's even willing to put up with Mrs. Bennet if only he can have his Lizzie.
Of course, true love wins out in the end. Hooray! Brava to Ms. Grange. This is a masterful concept, masterfully executed. I wouldn't mind a sequel, either.
It is so easy to picture the Darcy and Elizabeth of the marvelous BBC/A&E production of ten years ago as you read Darcy's words. You wonder how this pompous stuffy prig ever managed to have even one friend, let alone the darling Charles Bingley. Darcy is the most disagreeable character until Lizzie takes him down several notches. Good for her!
When you first start reading this, you tend to think, `oh, this is so simple,' but then before you quite know what's happened, you're part of the story, and it just won't let go. You ride along, sort of on Darcy's shoulder, watching as the action unfolds with the Bennet family and Wickham, the Lucases and Mr. Collins, Lady deBourgh and her household, and Darcy's sister Georgiana and cousin FitzWilliam, plus of course, Bingley and his sisters. It's amazing! In the other versions (including the wonderful original) you see everything as it happens from your standpoint as an observer. First person is so very different, creating almost a `you are there!' situation.
You won't soon forget this Mr. Darcy. Of course, I've not yet forgotten the other one - Colin Firth as the premier Mr. Darcy of all time. It was amazing to hear that voice in my mind as I read his words and felt his inner pain as he tumbles from his lofty perch to join the rest of us mortals in his quest for the love of his life. Eventually, he's even willing to put up with Mrs. Bennet if only he can have his Lizzie.
Of course, true love wins out in the end. Hooray! Brava to Ms. Grange. This is a masterful concept, masterfully executed. I wouldn't mind a sequel, either.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By dandelion
Format:Paperback
As an Austen addict I have read some of the sequels and found most of them silly and boring so I had no great expectations of this book, but it is a nice treat. She does not fall into the Barbara Cartland style that so many Austen-wannabees often do. The language is very good and she really makes an effort (as someone else wrote) to write Austenish. I agree with the other review that said that one really feels Darcy's torment and that this sequel is close to Colin Firth's interpretation of Darcy.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By K. Hurst
Format:Paperback
This is only the third Austen-inspired novel I have read but I found it excellent. I only read it by chance because my mother saw it in the library and picked it up thinking I would like it and I loved it.
What a writer has to be careful of with taking a character like Darcy as the main focus is that his reserve must be just as much of a feature as his growing love for Elizabeth Bennet. Amanda Grange has done well not only to show her reader the warmth of feeling hidden behind the proud exterior, but has also skilfully demonstrated his changing attitudes and the way his character evolves throughout the timespan of Pride and Prejudice.
The book being in diary form, meticulous attention is given to the dating of events. It could be argued that many of the conversations in the novel are drawn from Austen's original text, but given that this story is essentially Pride and Prejudice from another perspective it is inevitable that some crossover should occur.
One other thing I appreciated was the pains Amanda Grange took to make the novel's action "period-correct". Darcy and Elizabeth are never inappropriately close and she explores the disgrace of Lydia and the trouble her relations take to try to make her see the reality of her actions.
I have not yet purchased this book but when it goes back to the library, I think I will have to. It comes to a satisfying conclusion and - given the possible hint of further plot development at the end - I hope the author is considering making her Darcy begin another diary where this one finishes.
What a writer has to be careful of with taking a character like Darcy as the main focus is that his reserve must be just as much of a feature as his growing love for Elizabeth Bennet. Amanda Grange has done well not only to show her reader the warmth of feeling hidden behind the proud exterior, but has also skilfully demonstrated his changing attitudes and the way his character evolves throughout the timespan of Pride and Prejudice.
The book being in diary form, meticulous attention is given to the dating of events. It could be argued that many of the conversations in the novel are drawn from Austen's original text, but given that this story is essentially Pride and Prejudice from another perspective it is inevitable that some crossover should occur.
One other thing I appreciated was the pains Amanda Grange took to make the novel's action "period-correct". Darcy and Elizabeth are never inappropriately close and she explores the disgrace of Lydia and the trouble her relations take to try to make her see the reality of her actions.
I have not yet purchased this book but when it goes back to the library, I think I will have to. It comes to a satisfying conclusion and - given the possible hint of further plot development at the end - I hope the author is considering making her Darcy begin another diary where this one finishes.
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Pride and Prejudice from Mr Darcy's point of view!
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Published 1 month ago by Rita
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Re read
I have previously read this novel but wanted to obtain it again to keep with my copy of Pride and Prejudice.
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Delivery was slower than usual.
Published 2 months ago by Elizabeth M Bates
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Mostly pleasing; but on one point a bit irritating.
It's good, and the writing is in keeping with the original. Darcy's character arc as he began to realise how obnoxiously he'd behaved was well handled. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cuivienna
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More Darcy? Yes please!
Have you ever wondered what Darcy was really thinking throughout Pride and Prejudice, or what he thought about Miss Caroline Bingley's continuous attentions!? Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sophie
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To Pemberley again
An easy and enjoyable read which takes us back to the days of Elizabeth and Darcy's romance with all the action viewed through the eyes of Darcy. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Clive A. H. Still
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Perhaps she was kept silent by pleasure?
A fairly innocuous treatment of the distaff side-view of Pride and Prejudice. Grange has faithfully followed the story and invented a reasonable surrogate voice for Darcy. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Eileen Shaw
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Mr Darcy's Diary is my first full length novel by Amanda Grange that I have read. Sure, I'd heard of her and her writing and how good it was and all the rest, but I'd only read... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Samantha McNulty
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Great read!
I am a HUGE Jane Austen fan. Pride and Prejudice has been my favourite fictional book for thirty years ~ since reading it for the first time as a 15 year old school girl. Read more
Published 20 months ago by lankylil
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Excellent reading
I enjoyed reading this book from start to finish. It is well written and kept to the Jane Austen version of the story, though told by Mr. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Bedfordbooklover
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Hilarious
I bought this book on a whim and it is one of the funniest things I have read in years. I really liked the author's imagination of Darcy's point of view. Read more
Published 21 months ago by CMH85
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