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“Mr. Rowland includes many of the characters from canon, and it was fun to read a variation that combined Austen’s story with a more frightening and unique storyline than what is typically written in JAFF.”
– C.A. justjane1813.com
“If you would like to see how one man's obsession for a Bennet daughter could affect her life and courtship to another man this is the book for you.”
-- Tina Carter, http://halfagonyhalfhopelove.blogspot.ca
Reader Feedback:
“I have read four of Mr. Rowland’s other novels and for me this was the best. It brought me to tears over and over again, if not also with a catch in my throat and on the verge of more tears.”
“What a fantastic story!”
“I enjoyed the writing and the story and the different take on these familiar characters. I would much recommend this to any fan of Austen fanfiction.”
*****
Banished from her home at the age of seventeen for refusing a marriage proposal from an odious man, Elizabeth Bennet moves to London to live with her aunt and uncle Gardiner. Though fighting feelings of hopelessness, Elizabeth attempts to be happy. The persistence of her unwanted suitor, however, upsets the balance she has achieved with her relations, leaving her fearful for her future.
An introduction to Mr. Gardiner’s new business partner allows Elizabeth to make a new acquaintance with a pleasant man and his family, bringing some much-needed variation to her colorless life. But when she is approached by a mysterious stranger who wishes to know more of her, Elizabeth can only allow herself to be caught up in the excitement of the moment and his apparent interest.
Unfortunately, her other suitor still lurks in the background, waiting for his chance to snare her. It soon becomes clear to Elizabeth that others see as interest, the reality is much more sinister, and takes all the appearance of an OBSESSION.
*****
“Mr. Bennet, I insist upon being satisfied! Your daughter has refused Mr. Pearce again, and we cannot allow such willful disobedience.”
Mr. Darcy released a self-deprecating laugh. “I have indeed. I also rode along the street in the direction you walked, hoping to catch sight of you. I had almost despaired of seeing you again, but it appears all my attempts have been worthwhile, considering our meeting here today.”
“You are mad, sir. I shall never go willingly with you, and you are senseless to think that Mr. Darcy will simply give me up.”
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- Sales Rank: #141462 in eBooks
- Published on: 2016-01-28
- Released on: 2016-01-28
- Format: Kindle eBook
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Well-written, well-edited, well-constructed book
By Debbie B.
This is another of Jann Rowland's very inventive variations that almost isn't a Pride and Prejudice tale except for the characters. I place this book in that gray area that Jane Austen purists may not approve, but I enjoyed it.
In addition to Wickham, there is another villain in this piece, Mr. Winston Pearce, who has the "Obsession" over Elizabeth referenced in the title. Seventeen-year-old Lizzy moves from Longbourn to live with her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner to avoid the unwelcome pursuit of Mr. Pearce and the constant beratement of her mother for not accepting his multiple marriage proposals. Mrs. Bennet is given some motivation for her hysterical reaction to Elizabeth for rejecting what would be the financial salvation of the family, and she does finally see the light regarding Mr. Pearce fairly late in the book.
Bingley is introduced to the story as a prospective business partner of Mr. Gardiner. Darcy has an uncharacteristic lack of hesitance in pursuing a courtship with Elizabeth, and it's at the Gardiners' home where Bingley and Darcy first meet. Much of the book is devoted to gradually winning over Darcy's family to the idea of his courtship to this very young woman not of the ton, starting with the three most receptive: Georgiana, Fitzwilliam and Charity (Fitzwilliam's sister). Despite Darcy's apprehension over a surprise meeting with Lady Catherine (whose daughter Anne has previously died), Elizabeth quickly wins her over, and Lady C. actually influences the grudging acceptance of her brother, the Earl of Matlock, and his wife.
When the story reverts back to Hertfordshire, under Elizabeth's influence, Darcy behavior is not as aloof or haughty as in Pride and Prejudice, although the couple does have their first argument when his reaction to Mrs. Bennet's boorish behavior is to express his intent to limit contact between Elizabeth and her family once they're married.
Once the storyline has been established and all the characters introduced, though, it seems rather obvious that the climax will involve some attempt by Mr. Pearce and/or Wickham to separate the couple, and the reader just knows something bad is about to happen when Elizabeth foolishly slips out of the house without the footman/bodyguard assigned to her. It also seems obvious before it actually happens that her escape will be through her own quick-wittedness and/or heroics by Darcy.
I have some other reservations that I need to expose some major spoilers to explain, but overall I think this is Mr. Rowland's best effort aside from "Implacable Resentment," which I still believe is his best book to date.
**spoiler alert**
With everything that Elizabeth endures during her abduction - fighting against and being subdued by her attacker, being tied up, being confined in a small cabin in the winter without heat for a day, experiencing the anxiety and terror of her situation, having a mostly sleepless night, and painfully, laboriously prying open enough of a hole by the window so she can crawl through and flop onto the ground outside - it is unfathomable that any young girl of 17, no matter how mature, would have such a lighthearted outlook immediately afterward. She doesn't even rest, but after a bath and a change of clothes, she joins everyone for dinner. The explanation is that she doesn't want to be separated from Darcy, but once the adrenaline rush of her rescue subsides, logic dictates that the poor girl should have a good cry and sleep for a day or more! Elizabeth is just way too poised and perfect to be believed.
More troubling, though, is how Mr. Pearce gets away with this relatively unscathed. Despite all his harassment and then actually paying someone to kidnap a gentlewoman, why does Darcy just warn him... once again? Considering the number of times Mr. Pearce already has been warned not to bother Elizabeth and his escalating misbehavior in this respect, what makes Darcy believe this time will be any different? There's the old motto "living well is the best revenge," and the final scene where Darcy and Elizabeth laugh at him at the theater is, I suppose, a way to demonstrate that, but, once again, this doesn't seem plausible.
But romance novels often feature implausible actions, and perhaps I'm being being too nitpicky in pointing these out. This is, first and foremost, an entertaining story.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
” which I really enjoyed. When he recently published his next book
By Claudine A Pepe (Just Jane 1813)
Source: I received an ARC of this book for a fair and honest review.
4.5 stars out of 5
Last December I had the pleasure of reading my first Jann Rowland “Pride and Prejudice” variation, “Cassandra,” which I really enjoyed. When he recently published his next book, I was looking forward to this story and I am pleased to state that this book did not disappoint me.
“Obsession” is a variation that takes place three years before the events of Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” so many of the events we are familiar with surrounding Austen’s characters haven’t occurred in this story. Mr. Rowland includes many of the characters from canon, and it was fun to read a variation that combined Austen’s story with a more frightening and unique storyline than what is typically written in JAFF.
The story is also a rather bold move by Mr. Rowland, because he takes a rather dark and haunting concept, and weaves it into a “Pride and Prejudice” variation, without allowing the story to become outrageous or absurd. I enjoyed how he develops his characters to interact with each other, alongside his inclusion of his new character, the haunting Mr. Pearce.
This story opens up in Hertfordshire, where the Bennet ladies exist in their isolated world of local balls, neighborhood chatter and the never-ending search for eligible suitors. At an event in Meryton, Elizabeth catches the attention of an older man, named Mr. Pearce, who becomes determined over time to have her as his wife. Before long, his character is determined by Elizabeth to be condescending, arrogant and quite obstinate. After Elizabeth dismisses his efforts and voices her numerous reasons for refusing his marriage proposal, Mrs. Bennet, and Mr. Pearce remain as determined as ever to see this marriage take place, and sooner rather than later.
This is where readers gain a sense of what could have been, had a suitor other than Mr. Collins desired Elizabeth’s hand in marriage while plotting alongside Mrs. Bennet. Always one to disparage Elizabeth and to make certain that no offer of marriage “goes to waste,” Mrs. Bennet becomes nearly as determined as Mr. Pearce to have Elizabeth accept his proposal, and through her efforts, the residents of Longbourn all must endure her “suffering,” along with her endless and noisy battles with Elizabeth.
Over time, and with more intensity than in canon, Mrs. Bennet becomes nearly undone when Elizabeth can’t be forced to change her mind about Mr. Pearce. As he becomes subjected to the daily drama amongst the ladies and the constant wailings of Mrs. Bennet’s poor frayed nerves, Mr. Bennet makes a decision that changes the course of everyone’s lives; Elizabeth must leave Longbourn and go live in London with the Gardiner family so that the rest of the Bennet family can live in peace. To complete her “step-mother-style” treatment of Elizabeth, Mrs. Bennet sends her off to live amongst London society with barely a piece of decent clothing…
Once Elizabeth arrives in London and settles into her new life, she’s forced to accept the consequences of her situation in an attempt to find an alternate path to her own happiness. Yet, week after week, letters arrive from Mrs. Bennet, with each correspondence communicating her demands to Elizabeth and letter after letter, Elizabeth grows more and more disillusioned about her future. Will her own mother inform Mr. Pearce that she’s living in Cheapside and cause more concerns for her future?
As events move forward, we also meet a young man in possession of a fortune, which was recently acquired from “trade,” named Mr. Charles Bingley. As Bingley looks to create a silent business partnership with Mr. Gardiner, he becomes better acquainted with Elizabeth. Will he pursue this Bennet sister through their future interactions with each other?
As Elizabeth becomes better situated in her new life, she finds her circumstances altered in an unimaginable way, when a mysterious gentleman discovers her as he overhears her speaking to her cousin. Has Mr. Pearce found her here in London or is there a new man longing to meet up with her again?
When Elizabeth eventually discovers that she is being pursued by more than one suitor, we get a sense that one suitor is already falling under the spell of her “arts and allurements,” while another suitor has become obsessed with her in a disturbing and frightening manner. Repulsed by one suitor, while she’s slowly intrigued by the other, Elizabeth finds herself facing a maze of traps and confinements that may eventually become her undoing. Will a good opinion that was never sought end in an obsession that has fatal consequences for our dear characters?
I’m going to leave you hanging here because I think this is the place where I believe you will enjoy uncovering the rest of this storyline for yourself. Yes, you will meet Darcy and yes, you will meet Wickham… There’s also plenty of Austen’s other characters from canon to enjoy here in this story. The only character portrayal I didn’t enjoy as much was Lady Catherine’s character. For me, she felt too different from canon to relate to, especially during her relationship in this book with Elizabeth.
However, most characters feel true to canon, and combined with Mr. Rowland’s original storyline, they make a rather enticing, and heart-warming read that will have you quickly turning the pages to see how this obsession comes to a conclusion in this story! Expect a gradual, tender romance to build here within a storyline that takes readers through quite a few exciting twists and turns.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
A Nice Clean Read, An Interesting Plot
By Scrapper
The plot has some nice twists and overall it moves easily along. I like the development of Elizabeth and Darcy's characters as well.
To begin with, the story does start out stating that Mrs. Bennet is a selfish woman for although she wants to marry her daughters off well, one of her main goals is to secure her own future welfare once Mr. Bennet dies. She is extremely harsh to her second daughter wanting to force Elizabeth to marry a man with a shady background and someone that Elizabeth has no respect for. Here is a man who flat out tells Elizabeth that once they marry she will toe the line and be the kind of woman he wants and he will no longer allow her to improve her mind or use her intelligence, and he believes that with that knowledge she will agree to marry him. In addition, this man only has Mrs. Bennet's assurance to Elizabeth will marry him, but he does not have her father's permission. Does he not realize that without Mr. Bennet's permission, he cannot marry Elizabeth. In addition, Elizabeth is only seventeen years of age.
The premise of the story from this point on is that Mr. Bennet sends Elizabeth to London to live with her Uncle and Aunt Gardiner to remove her from her mother's continual whining and verbal flogging because she refuses to marry a man so detestable in character and morals. We are given a very less than loving mother who really does not want the best for her daughter but the best for herself. I like the development of the romance between Darcy and Elizabeth, and I like the way the first met, even though Elizabeth did not really know they were meeting because she was in the park talking to her infant cousin who was asleep in her arms.
Some things that drastically change, but you do not know it until much later in the story, is the friendship between Darcy and Bingley and the role of Anne de Bourgh. I like the character of Lady Catherine in this story; she is still abrasive and overbearing, but she is underneath a much nicer person. I liked that Wickham is still a cad and not a person to trust because he makes a very nice foil for the kindness of Darcy.
The story does have some grammatical issues, such as missing or misplaced words throughout the story, but it is not bad enough to disrupt the reading of the story. One major benefit of the story is that it is a clean story, so you do not have to worry about inappropriate behavior between Elizabeth and Darcy. I enjoy that fact especially when we are lead to believe that Fitzwilliam is a true gentleman as presented by Jane Austen.
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