A Dutiful Son
A Pride and Prejudice Variation
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A Dutiful Son
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Narrated by:
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Scott Fleming
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By:
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Kelly Miller
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What will Fitzwilliam Darcy do when his beloved father stands between him and happiness?
Darcy has always emulated his wise and honourable father, George Darcy. But following a sinister act of betrayal by a former family friend, his father rejects his most benevolent principles.
When Georgiana forms a friendship with Miss Elizabeth Bennet, Darcy convinces his father to allow the association to continue. However, Elizabeth soon presents a thorny problem: she entices Darcy as no other lady has before, and with his father's current outlook, he would not approve of her as a daughter-in-law.
Still, Darcy’s problem may resolve in time: his father, after getting to know Elizabeth, is certain to recognise her many admirable qualities and change his mind. But what if he does not?In this Pride & Prejudice Regency variation, Fitzwilliam Darcy is caught between the influences of love and duty. Which of these will wield the greatest power?
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Having read Pride and Prejudice many years ago, I’m familiar with the plot. This book being one of several popular ‘variations’ on the story, I wasn’t sure what to expect. To begin with, Darcy senior and his sister (young Darcy’s aunt) are still on the scene. Saving Georgiana from the dastardly Wickham, Darcy inadvertently gives his father reasons why less well-off families (like the Bennets) won’t make suitable alliances for his darling son, who should (obviously) keep any love interests within the aristocracy. This being a variation, I thought we might be faced with a tale where the plot goes off at an unexpected tangent, such as discovering Elizabeth Bennet harbours vampiric tendencies, or that Darcy conceals a terrible family secret that could ruin their good name. But no. For me, the story wasn’t sufficiently different to keep me riveted, and while the book is entertaining in its way, the conflicts facing the Darcys felt a wee bit contrived.
The audiobook is ably narrated by Scott Fleming.
Entertaining, if a little contrived.
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