Death Comes to Pemberley
| Title: | Death Comes to Pemberley |
| Author: | P.D. James
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| Year First Published: | 2011 |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Synopsis: | A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. James, long among the most admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane Austen�s beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem. � It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcy�s magnificent estate.�Their peaceful, orderly world seems almost unassailable.�Elizabeth has found her footing as the chatelaine of the great house.�They have two fine sons, Fitzwilliam and Charles.�Elizabeth�s sister Jane and her husband, Bingley, live nearby; her father visits often; there is optimistic talk about the prospects of marriage for Darcy�s sister Georgiana.�And preparations are under way for their much-anticipated annual autumn ball. � Then, on the eve of the ball, the patrician idyll is shattered.�A coach careens up the drive carrying Lydia, Elizabeth�s disgraced sister, who with her husband, the very dubious Wickham, has been banned from Pemberley.�She stumbles out of the carriage, hysterical, shrieking that Wickham has been murdered.�With shocking suddenness, Pemberley is plunged into a frightening mystery. � Inspired by a lifelong passion for Austen, P. D. James masterfully re-creates the world of Pride and Prejudice, electrifying it with the excitement and suspense of a brilliantly crafted crime story, as only she can write it. |
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