The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet - Hardcover

McCullough, Colleen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007271832 ISBN 13: 9780007271832

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2008

Synopsis

Lizzy Bennet married Mr Darcy, Jane Bennet married Mr Bingley – but what became of the middle daughter, Mary? Discover what came next in the lives and loves of Jane Austen’s much loved Bennet family in this Pride and Prejudice spin-off from an international bestselling author

Readers of Pride and Prejudice will remember that there were five Bennet sisters. Now, twenty years on, Jane has a happy marriage and large family; Lizzy and Mr Darcy now have a formidable social reputation; Lydia has a reputation of quite another kind; Kitty is much in demand in London’s parlours and ballrooms; but what of Mary?

Mary is quietly celebrating her independence, having nursed her ailing mother for many years. She decides to write a book to bring the plight of the poor to everyone’s attention. But with more resolve than experience, as she sets out to travel around the country, it’s not only her family who are concerned about her. Marriage may be far from her mind, but what if she were to meet the one man whose own fiery articles infuriate the politicians and industrialists? And if when she starts to ask similar questions, she unwittingly places herself in great danger?

About this title

Review:

Praise for Antony and Cleopatra:

‘An irresistible read’
Daily Mail

‘Full of passion, greed, intrigue and betrayal...a thoroughly entertaining read’
Glasgow Herald

Praise for Colleen McCullough:

‘Fast-moving and immensely readable...this book is a page turner from start to finish’ Maeve Binchy

'McCullough piles on the drama' Daily Mail

'Absorbing’ Sunday Telegraph

'Compelling, passionate and gritty' She

'Deliciously addictive...a classic tale of wealth and power–an engrossing read' Sainsbury's magazine

About the Author:

Colleen McCullough, a neuroscientist by training, worked in various Sydney and English hospitals before settling into 10 years of research and teaching in the Department of Neurology at the Yale Medical School in the USA. In 1974 her first novel, ‘Tim’ was published in New York, followed by ‘The Thorn Birds’ in 1977 and a string of successful novels, including the Masters of Rome series. She lives in Norfolk Island, with her husband, Ric Robinson, and a cat named Shady.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0007271832
• ISBN 13: 9780007271832
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480