The Winter of Our Discontent (Pride and Prejudice Variations #1)

The Winter of Our Discontent (Pride and Prejudice Variations #1)

Author: Grace Gibson Listening Length: 7h 17m
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I signed my maiden name first before memorialising my new name. Elizabeth Madeline Darcy. Elizabeth Bennet lay dead on the altar of matrimony. HAVING SIGNED THE REGISTER as Elizabeth Darcy, the former Miss Elizabeth Bennet must somehow survive a crushing scandal as a stranger to herself. Her unwilling husband is so out...

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ELIZABETH DARCY

Mr Darcy left early this morning. I was awake, of course, and putting on my cloak and gloves for a long walk around the lake when he came down the stairs like a gust of wind. Romney, reminding me of a helpless leaf, skittered along behind.

“I wish you safe travels, Mr Darcy,” I managed to say.

He bobbed his head once in my direction, put on his hat, and crisply replied he would appreciate regular correspondence to keep him apprised of estate doings. I dipped a curtsey, and he was away without looking back. The house, I noticed, seemed to exhale.