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A Life Worth Choosing
- A Jane Austen "Pride and Prejudice" Variation
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Grace
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance, Historical
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"You could not have made me the offer of your hand in any possible way that would have tempted me to accept it." (Jane Austen)
Reeling from the unexpected rejection of his proposal, Fitzwilliam Darcy prepares to quit Hunsford for London, but not before he defends himself against Elizabeth Bennet's accusations. He cannot forgive her harsh words; her assertion Mr. Wickham would have made a better son has cut him to the core.
Suffering an accident while delivering the fated letter, he wakes to a world he does not know - and to those who do not recognize him. With a new life, a different name, and a fresh chance at winning the woman he loves, Darcy must decide which is A Life Worth Choosing - the past he remembers or a future he has created for himself.
This Regency variation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice by best-selling author Anngela Schroeder, is appropriate for all who wish to lose themselves on another path towards Darcy and Elizabeth’s happily ever after.
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- KellyAnn
- 18-05-21
A JAFF Worth Choosing
I really enjoyed this variation. It was a great choice for my credit.
I’m used to Stevie Zimmerman being my favorite JAFF narrator, but Elizabeth Grace was wonderful. I may need to rethink the top spot!
(Spoiler: My only criticism would be that I wish Darcy had been forced to choose between his two lives and risk losing Elizabeth to save everyone else. There seemed to be little in the way of choosing his future.)
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- Fabulous Mrs B
- 01-04-21
Very interesting story
I am amazed how intricate and diverting this story was. Great read. Great narrator as well. Great JAFF.
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