Pride and Prejudice
is one of my all time favorite books, so I couldn’t resist picking up a double dose of books with the ‘Darcy’ word in the title.
Elizabeth Aston’s The True Darcy Spirit
is a tale set in Regency London and is a spin-off from the Jane Austen book. It follows the story of Cassandra Darcy, who finds herself in London, disgraced and disowned by her family. She changes her name and attempts to make a life for herself (gasp!) as a portrait painter. Full of the romance, pride and prejudice that one would expect in such a story, the book makes a nice, quick read. Not a patch on P&P, but still brings back some of the flavour and passion that we love in Austen’s book.
Me and Mr. Darcy
by Alexandra Potter is a lot more modern tale. Emily Albright is a bookstore manager in New York. Fed up of a string of disastrous dates, she prefers to curl up with Pride and Prejudice rather than go out and meet a bunch of two-timing men who wear pleated trousers and insist on splitting the bill (on the first date) right down to the tip.
Her best friend invites her to Mexico for New Years, but she decides on a whim (a brochure is left on her desk by someone) to book a guided tour of Jane Austen country instead. On arrival in England, she finds herself on a coach full of pensioners. The only exception is Spike Hargreaves, a foul tempered journalist writing an article on why women love Mr.Darcy.
The book takes us through Emily’s adventures on the tour, her encounter with Mr.Darcy and the realisation that reality is much better than fantasy.
If you are a Mr.Darcy fan, read it with an open mind!
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