easjer
04-21-2007, 11:50 PM
Don't know whether you like Pride and Prejudice for Colin Firth or the story (I love both equally, and also own it), but if you enjoyed it, there are some spinoff/companion series books you might enjoy.
Pamela Aidan has one of the best series out there - The Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentlemen trilogy. The individual books are "An Assembly Such as This," "Duty and Desire," and "These Three Remain." She basically rewrites the events of Pride and Prejudice from Darcy's point of view. Has, in my opinion, the best means of taking Austen's characterizations and imbuing her own style into them while remaining faithful to Austen. Beautiful prose and story lines. I couldn't wait to get my hands on the next one with each of them. And she is going to expand into a spinoff based on her trilogy, which I am looking forward to.
Another series like that I enjoy is Carrie Bebris. She writes the Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mystery novels. You definitely have to take it with a grain of salt, because her storylines can jump into left field, but she has clearly done a lot of research and writes Austen's characters and time well. The books available are Pride and Prescience, Suspense and Sensibility, and North by Northanger. The last is probably the best, but the others are well worth a read if you've got time.
Just in case you are interested.
Pamela Aidan has one of the best series out there - The Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentlemen trilogy. The individual books are "An Assembly Such as This," "Duty and Desire," and "These Three Remain." She basically rewrites the events of Pride and Prejudice from Darcy's point of view. Has, in my opinion, the best means of taking Austen's characterizations and imbuing her own style into them while remaining faithful to Austen. Beautiful prose and story lines. I couldn't wait to get my hands on the next one with each of them. And she is going to expand into a spinoff based on her trilogy, which I am looking forward to.
Another series like that I enjoy is Carrie Bebris. She writes the Mr. and Mrs. Darcy mystery novels. You definitely have to take it with a grain of salt, because her storylines can jump into left field, but she has clearly done a lot of research and writes Austen's characters and time well. The books available are Pride and Prescience, Suspense and Sensibility, and North by Northanger. The last is probably the best, but the others are well worth a read if you've got time.
Just in case you are interested.