THE SECOND MRS. DARCY: Elizabeth Aston: Simon & Schuster: Fiction: 2007: 300 pgs.This is the fourth book in Elizabeth Aston's series following the relations of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. In this installment, a cousin of Mr. Darcy's dies leaving behind his young bride, Mrs. Octavia Darcy. An unknown relation of Octavia's follows her husband to the grave and unlike her late husband, Mrs. Worthington leaves Octavia a very large fortune. With the fortune come suitors more interested in her yearly income than in her company. All is not lost, though, for Octavia finds her path crosses that of the intriguing confirmed bachelor, Sholto Rutherford.
Aston is an entertaining writer and I believe this to be one of the better "Pride & Prejudice" sequels to be published. The Second Mrs. Darcy wasn't my favorite of the series, I felt like too much of the book was dedicated to setting the story up and concerned too many "social" details. But still an enjoyable, light, clean read.
CZ
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